Wamuma Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Wamuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Wamuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamuma occurs most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamuma is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Wamuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamuma live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Wamuma is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 86 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 7 percent live and Manafwa District, where 7 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamumai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamume | 83 | 58 | / |
| Bamuma | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wamumi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wamima | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wamoma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bamouma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bamume | 67 | 106 | / |
| Womume | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wemima | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wamomo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bomuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womgoumah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'Goumouma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bamoumi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Wamimoo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bamumme | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vamiema | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vamaumi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bomouma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vemhumea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wemimo | 50 | 547 | / |
| Womomo | 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 Wamuma
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