Wamwea Surname
Approximately 2,310 people bear this surname
Wamwea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,274 | 1:20,308 | 2,346 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wamwea (582) may also be a first name.
Wamwea Demographics
Wamwea Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamwea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamwea occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wamwea.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwea? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,796th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,154,782 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamwea reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 346,994th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 582 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,274 people, or 1 in 20,308. In Kenya Wamwea is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 25 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 19 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 18 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wamwea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamweya | 92 | 687 | / |
| Wamwa | 91 | 146 | / |
| Wamwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wamweu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wamwai | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wamwas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wamwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamuea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamwae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waimwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamwayi | 77 | 91 | / |
| Wamwaya | 77 | 40 | / |
| Wasemwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wamwoya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wamwayo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watemwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wambeha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamweye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watimwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasimwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanwe | 73 | 173 | / |
| Wanwa | 73 | 95 | / |
| Vamwe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Wamue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Womwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamwé | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vamwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanwet | 67 | 610 | / |
| Bamwey | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wanwai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Baumwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bambea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bamwei | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waimue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wanway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wonwea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vambea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wambey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuamua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwomwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamver | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vamway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamwea
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