Wamusi Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4721:82,7108,785
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wamusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamusi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamusi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamusi is the 637,196th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. Wamusi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamusi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 82,710. In Uganda Wamusi is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 46 percent reside, Mbale District, where 18 percent reside and Bududa District, where 13 percent reside. Barring Uganda Wamusi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamusai928/
Wamuusi921/
Wamusyi921/
Wamushi921/
Wamushyi861/
Bamusi838,562/
Wamugi83796/
Womusi83243/
Wamisi83163/
Wemusi83105/
Wamosi8369/
Wamusa8324/
Wamuse833/
Wamuji831/
Wamuci831/
Wamucii773,028/
Wamusha7752/
Wamusse7730/
Wamuzie7711/
Uamussi7711/
Wamucie779/
Bamushi776/
Bamusei776/
Bamussi774/
Womusai772/
Wamuchi772/
Wamussa772/
Wamujji771/
Wamuiza771/
Baimusi771/
Bamousi771/
Bamoussi711,347/
Wamuchii71119/
Bamuishi7127/
Vasmousi718/
Wamoussa711/
Wamauchi711/
Bamausai711/
Wamoshie711/
Wammushe711/
Ua'mussi711/
Wamise6728/
Bamugi6727/
Wamosy6721/
Wamosa6719/
Wamuje6716/
Vamuji676/
Wamuza674/
Bamuse672/
Wamuge672/
Wamuze671/
Vamisi671/
Womuse671/
Uamuse671/
Bamuzi671/
Wamose671/

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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 Wamusi
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