Wamwena Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wamwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wamwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamwena is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Wamwena is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wamwena reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 64 percent live, Buvuma District, where 18 percent live and Buikwe District, where 9 percent live. Other than Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwana | 86 | 125 | / |
| Wamwene | 86 | 103 | / |
| Wamuena | 86 | 55 | / |
| Bamwena | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wattimwena | 82 | 5 | / |
| Wamwenyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weamwene | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wamwengi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamweni | 71 | 193 | / |
| Bamuena | 71 | 29 | / |
| Wamueni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wamuene | 71 | 21 | / |
| Womwene | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bambena | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamwine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamwini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanwinai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bamuhena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bambeena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamvinga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamuenyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamwenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamweine | 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 Wamwena
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