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
Wamuu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found 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 prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya Wamuu is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 56 percent are found, Makueni County, where 25 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.
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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