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 in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Wamuka reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wamuka is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 32 percent live, Mayuge District, where 24 percent live and Luuka District, where 21 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
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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