Wamunza Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wamunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamunza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wamunza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamunza occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamunza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamunza is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Wamunza live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Wamunza is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Wamunza occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamuunza931/
Wamunze865/
Bamunza864/
Baimunza801/
Wamusinze752/
Wamonzo7155/
Wamunge7116/
Wamunsi713/
Wamunje712/
Wamundji6721/
Wamunshi671/
Wamuingi671/
Wamonzze671/
Wamutingi631/
Bamunge571/
Womonzo571/
Bamunshi5327/
Weimungi5314/
Baimunsi536/
Bamuinshi5021/
Huamunshi501/

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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
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  • 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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