Wamunye Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamunye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamunye Demographics

Wamunye Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamunye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamunye is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamunye? popularity and diffusion

Wamunye is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Wamunye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamunye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Wamunye is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 60 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 27 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 7 percent are found.

Wamunye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wamunye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamunya8640/
Wamunje862/
Wamugne861/
Wamonye861/
Wamunyua801/
Wamonje715/
Wamonya711/
Vamougne673/
Wamonja573/
Uhomonye5311/
Vamuniji531/
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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 Wamunye
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