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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wamunyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamunyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 379,617th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,752,708 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamunyu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 126 people.

The surname Wamunyu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 927 people, or 1 in 49,817. In Kenya Wamunyu is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Wamunyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the 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

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Wamunye8615/
Wamunju861/
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Waminiyu808/
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Wamounou801/
Wayimunu801/
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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/
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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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