Wamunyu Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamunyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9271:49,8175,074
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wamunyu (126) may also be a first name.

Wamunyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamunyu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamunyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 379,617th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamunyu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 126 people.

The last name Wamunyu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 927 people, or 1 in 49,817. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wamunyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wamunyu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wamunyu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.98% more than the national average, earning $72,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wamunu9221/
Wamunya8640/
Wamunye8615/
Wamunju861/
Wamunau861/
Wamuenu861/
Wamunua861/
Wamunyi861/
Wamun8360/
Waminiyu808/
Wamunaya807/
Wamuanya804/
Wamuenyi804/
Wamounou801/
Wayimunu801/
Wamunawu801/
Wamuni77788/
Wamuna77537/
Wamniy77348/
Waimun7755/
Wamuno7747/
Wamune7718/
Wamuin7714/
Wahmun774/
Wamuen774/
Wamany773/
Wameny771/
Wamoun771/
Wumunu771/
Womunu771/
Wamnyi771/
Wayimunua754/
Wamuwanuy751/
Wamn733/
Wamouno711,225/
Wamanya71563/
Wamenya71404/
Wamuini71227/
Waminya71129/
Wamanyi7157/
Wamuena7155/
Wamunwa7139/
Wamuene7121/
Wamueni7121/
Wai Mun7121/
Wamuneo7113/
Waumuni7110/
Waimuni715/
Wamuana714/
Wamyuni713/
Waminey713/
Wamonyo712/
Wamonyi712/
Bamunju711/
Wamaniy711/
Wamniya711/
Waminye711/
Wemunya711/
Wamaune711/
Wamenyo711/
Wamonya711/
Wamounn711/
Wa Muna711/
Wamenyi711/
Wamuone711/
Wamonye711/
Wamanye711/
Wamouna711/
Waman676,463/
Wamin67470/
Wamen67450/
Wamunnah67427/
Wamne67230/
Wimun67157/
Wamna67147/
Wamon6758/
Womun6731/
Wammanyi6713/
Waemunah6711/
Wyamn677/
Wamni674/
Wamwenyi674/
Wamnh674/
Wamno674/
Wamnu673/
Wymun672/
Wamanywa671/
Waamn671/
Wayamuno671/
Wamenywa671/
Wamuwani671/
Wamwanya671/
Wamyenya671/
Waamanya671/
Wumuinya671/
Wouamoun671/
Womounou671/
Weamunoh671/
Waemunoh671/
Wemny670/
Wahmn670/

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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 Wamunyu
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