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
The last name Wamwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 271,106. In Uganda Wamwa is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 72 percent live, Kaliro District, where 13 percent live and Sironko District, where 4 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found 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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