Wamuli Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wamuli (48) may also be a first name.

Wamuli Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamuli Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wamuli is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamuli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wamuli live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wamuli is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 48 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 53 percent reside, Mbale District, where 35 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamulyi921/
Waimuli921/
Wahamuli861/
Wamula83137/
Wamili8329/
Wamule8320/
Bamuli8312/
Womuli831/
Wamooli7716/
Bammuli773/
Bamouli771/
Wamuula771/
Wamoule771/
Waimula771/
Vaemuli771/
Vamuilis712/
Baimulli711/
Wameuleu711/
Baimulai711/
Vamula67202/
Womoli67106/
Bamule6736/
Wamile6727/
Wamola6725/
Vemuli6715/
Wamole676/
Wemili675/
Bomuli675/
Vamili673/
Vamule672/
Womula672/
Womule671/
Uamula671/

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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 Wamuli
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