Wamundu Surname

316,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1831:33,0004,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wamundu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamundu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamundu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 316,396th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,149,828 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamundu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 33,000. In Uganda Wamundu is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 44 percent are found, Sironko District, where 27 percent are found and Bududa District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Wamundu
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