Wamvua Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Wamvua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Wamvua (85) may also be a first name.
Wamvua Demographics
Wamvua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamvua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamvua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamvua is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamvua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,967,751st most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamvua are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wamvua is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 85 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 536,976. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 99 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Wamvua occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Wamvua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wamvua last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.
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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 Wamvua
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