Wamwana Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Wamwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 124 | 1:372,419 | 21,454 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamwana Demographics
Wamwana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamwana is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamwana is the 1,612,213th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamwana live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent live and Kakamega County, where 7 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Wamwana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wamwana last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasemwana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wamwena | 86 | 17 | / |
| Wanwana | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wamuana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wamwani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamwanj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamwanit | 80 | 84 | / |
| Wamuanga | 80 | 34 | / |
| Wamwango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wotemwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambana | 71 | 603 | / |
| Wasinwatna | 71 | 162 | / |
| Bamuana | 71 | 75 | / |
| Wamuena | 71 | 55 | / |
| Vambana | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bomwana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wamuanj | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bamwona | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wambane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wonwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanwanatch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambanea | 67 | 68 | / |
| Wachinwatna | 67 | 67 | / |
| Uanwanna | 67 | 33 | / |
| Uamwanit | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wamwongo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wambanyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamuhani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baambana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamwanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahnwana | 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 Wamwana
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