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

Wamusi is most common in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wamusi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamusi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 637,196th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname Wamusi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamusi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

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

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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