Wamwari Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamwari Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamwari Demographics

Wamwari Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wamwari Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamwari Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wamwari occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamwari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wamwari live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wamwari is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya Wamwari is primarily found in: Laikipia County, where 43 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Wamwari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wamwari last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanwari8672/
Wamwara8614/
Waambari804/
Wanwasri802/
Wanwwari801/
Bambari71334/
Wamwere71302/
Vanwari71116/
Wanvari7139/
Wanware7117/
Vambari7112/
Wanwara717/
Wamuori711/
Wanvarie675/
Bambhari673/
Wanwaree673/
Vambhari671/
Vambarai671/
Waynware671/
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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 Wamwari
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