Wamunza Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wamunza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamunza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamunza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamunza is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamunza? popularity and diffusion
Wamunza is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Wamunza live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wamunza is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamuunza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamunze | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bamunza | 86 | 4 | / |
| Baimunza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamusinze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamonzo | 71 | 55 | / |
| Wamunge | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wamunsi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamunje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamundji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wamunshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamonzze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamutingi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bamunge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Womonzo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bamunshi | 53 | 27 | / |
| Weimungi | 53 | 14 | / |
| Baimunsi | 53 | 6 | / |
| Bamuinshi | 50 | 21 | / |
| Huamunshi | 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 Wamunza
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