Wamwa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Wamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 144 | 1:271,106 | 19,583 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamwa is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,459,453rd most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 271,106. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 72 percent live, Kaliro District, where 13 percent live and Sironko District, where 4 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwea | 91 | 2,310 | / |
| Wamwai | 91 | 13 | / |
| Wamwas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waimwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamwaya | 83 | 40 | / |
| Wasemwa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Watemwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wasimwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watimwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanwa | 80 | 95 | / |
| Wemwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wamua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Womwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wamwé | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wamwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vamwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wamwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanwai | 73 | 44 | / |
| Wamweu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wanway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wanwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hwamba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wuamua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woumwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamuaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wambaha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Womwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaamwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wosemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waymuah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wamwa
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