Wamwaki Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Wamwaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 160 | 1:288,624 | 18,622 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Wamwaki (11) may also be a first name.
Wamwaki Demographics
Wamwaki Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamwaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamwaki is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wamwaki click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwaki? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamwaki is the 1,369,340th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. Wamwaki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamwaki live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wamwaki is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 46 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 44 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Wamwaki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wamwaki surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwaka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wambakii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vamvaki | 71 | 28 | / |
| Wombaki | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bamuaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamvakis | 67 | 80 | / |
| Bammbaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamvakais | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vamvaka | 57 | 996 | / |
| Vamveki | 57 | 18 | / |
| Bamuake | 57 | 4 | / |
| Wamboke | 57 | 2 | / |
| Vamboki | 57 | 2 | / |
| Womboki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bombaki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vambake | 57 | 1 | / |
| Voumvaki | 53 | 54 | / |
| Vamvouki | 53 | 5 | / |
| Bambakea | 53 | 4 | / |
| Vamvakes | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bambhake | 53 | 1 | / |
| Voumvakis | 50 | 85 | / |
| Vamvoukis | 50 | 30 | / |
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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 Wamwaki
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis