Wamukuyu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wamukuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Wamukuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamukuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamukuyu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wamukuyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamukuyu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wamukuyu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamukuyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wamukuyu is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Wamukuyu is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent live and Muranga County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamukuu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamakuyu | 88 | 185 | / |
| Wamukuya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Womukuyu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wamuku | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wamakhuyu | 82 | 163 | / |
| Wamukuyia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamauku | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wamukoy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wamukui | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wamukya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wamukuo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waimuky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamuk | 77 | 194 | / |
| Wamku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamky | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wamukoya | 75 | 2,503 | / |
| Womakuyu | 75 | 641 | / |
| Wamukayi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Wamukaya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wamukiyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamuyuga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamuwaku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamawuku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamakuye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamuka | 71 | 189 | / |
| Waimuk | 71 | 133 | / |
| Wamuko | 71 | 93 | / |
| Wamukhiyi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wamugu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wamuke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamuki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamoku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamukoyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wa Muguya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamakhuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamakhuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wumuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wamukwe | 67 | 131 | / |
| Waimuki | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wamaugu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wamkoya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wamukwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wamuigu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamugwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamkaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wammuck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waimuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamakyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamukhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamukhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womakyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamukoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamkaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamauck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wamukuyu
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