Wamwanga Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wamwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wamwanga (4) may also be a first name.
Wamwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamwanga is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwanga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wamwanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Wamwanga live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wamwanga is also the 6,192,526th most common first name in the world, held by 4 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwangi | 88 | 106 | / |
| Wamuanga | 88 | 34 | / |
| Wambanga | 88 | 23 | / |
| Wamwange | 88 | 18 | / |
| Wamwango | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bamwangay | 82 | 21 | / |
| Bamwaanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bamuanga | 75 | 275 | / |
| Bambanga | 75 | 254 | / |
| Bamwange | 75 | 152 | / |
| Bamwangi | 75 | 36 | / |
| Wambonga | 75 | 31 | / |
| Wambange | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wamwongo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wanwango | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanwangot | 71 | 40 | / |
| Wambaingi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bamuhanga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waimbangho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahambanga | 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 Wamwanga
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