Wamuka Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Wamuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wamuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamuka is found most in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wamuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuka? popularity and diffusion
Wamuka is the 1,231,034th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Wamuka live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Wamuka is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Wamuka is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 32 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 24 percent are found and Luuka District, where 21 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwamuka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wamukoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamoka | 83 | 841 | / |
| Wamika | 83 | 286 | / |
| Wamuko | 83 | 93 | / |
| Womuka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wamuki | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamuke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamuca | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wemuka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waimuki | 77 | 40 | / |
| Baimuka | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wamukoy | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wamukui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wamukuo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beamuka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uhamuka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimuke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimuky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamukhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamukhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamuika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baymukha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wasmucky | 71 | 6 | / |
| Huhamuka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wasmuski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamuikay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vemuka | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wamoko | 67 | 23 | / |
| Womoka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vamika | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vamuke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wamoki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamoke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamuki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womika | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wamuka
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