Wamvua Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamvua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamvua 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
Kenya861:536,97626,431
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Wamvua (85) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamvua Demographics

Wamvua Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamvua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamvua is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wamvua.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamvua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamvua is the 1,967,751st most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamvua live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wamvua is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 85 people.

The surname Wamvua is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 536,976. In Kenya Wamvua is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 99 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Wamvua exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Wamvua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (75%) 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
Bamvua83182/
Wamfua831/
Wambuha773/
Wambuay771/
Bambua67105/
Wanbua6741/
Banvua6721/
Wenvua674/
Vanvua672/
Bamfua672/
Wanmbwa621/
Baambua621/
Bambuhai575/
Wanfuats571/
Vanvva503/
Banbua502/
Banfua502/
Bombua502/
Bambba501/
Bambuo501/
Wonbua501/
Wombuo501/
Wambwo501/
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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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