Wamulima Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Wamulima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 187 | 1:208,766 | 16,500 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Wamulima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamulima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamulima is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamulima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamulima is the 1,235,409th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamulima are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Wamulima is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 208,766. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 47 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 41 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamulimah | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wamulim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamlima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Womulima | 88 | 13 | / |
| Wamlioma | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bamulima | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wamlema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamulme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamulume | 75 | 2,141 | / |
| Wamlyoma | 75 | 21 | / |
| Womulema | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wamalama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamulema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamilimo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamilema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamwalimu | 71 | 95 | / |
| Wamlam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamlem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamallama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamalam | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wamalum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamlume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamllem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamaloom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wam Lume | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wammalam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamallam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wimalm | 57 | 8 | / |
| Womlom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wumholm | 53 | 0 | / |
| Wemeleme | 50 | 1 | / |
| Womulamu | 50 | 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 Wamulima
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