Wamwara Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wamwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Wamwara Demographics
Average Wamwara Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wamwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamwara is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamwara is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wamwara are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wamwara is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 40 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 40 percent are found and Muranga County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Kenya Wamwara is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found.
Wamwara Last Name Statistics demography
Wamwara earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwera | 86 | 44 | / |
| Wamwari | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wanwara | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wambarau | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wanmbara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bambara | 71 | 19,731 | / |
| Vambara | 71 | 125 | / |
| Wambora | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanwaro | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamwero | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vhambara | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wanbarau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bambaira | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bamuhara | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waambari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bambhara | 67 | 4 | / |
| Banmbara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanbarah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambaraj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambarra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambarai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanmbara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wombarra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beamvara | 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 Wamwara
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