Wamutu Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamutu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6751:57,8366,784
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wamutu (13) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamutu Demographics

Wamutu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamutu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 479,498th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamutu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname Wamutu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 675 people, or 1 in 57,836. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 49 percent reside, Mbale District, where 23 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda Wamutu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Wamutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wamutu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamuttu9211/
Wamustu921/
Wamutuu921/
Bamutu8325/
Vamutu838/
Wamotu831/
Womutu831/
Wamitu831/
Baimuttu7114/
Bomutu672/
Uamotu671/
Vamitu671/
Wamithu6256/
Bommutu628/
Bomeutu621/
Bommoutu571/
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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 Wamutu
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