Wamuu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wamuu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Wamuu (10) may also be a first name.
Wamuu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamuu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamuu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuu? popularity and diffusion
Wamuu is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wamuu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamuu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The last name Wamuu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya Wamuu is most frequent in: Kirinyaga County, where 56 percent reside, Makueni County, where 25 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kenya Wamuu is found in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamu | 89 | 2,259 | / |
| Wasmuus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wamui | 80 | 664 | / |
| Waimu | 80 | 337 | / |
| Wamou | 80 | 287 | / |
| Wahmu | 80 | 216 | / |
| Waymu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wamau | 80 | 13 | / |
| Weamu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wamue | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wamuh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vwamu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waamu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waumu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wameu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wammu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wamud | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Womuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waimau | 73 | 77 | / |
| Wammou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Waimou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wasmuß | 73 | 22 | / |
| Waimue | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wahamu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wamouh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waamou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamush | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamuth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahmud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weamue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wathmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wammus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamuht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baamuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waimmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waymut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bamu | 67 | 2,294 | / |
| Womu | 67 | 519 | / |
| Vamu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Wamujje | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wasmuht | 67 | 24 | / |
| Uamu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waummuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahmuth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Watmuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahamui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasmaud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wautmus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamuu
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