Wamwene Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Wamwene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Wamwene (35) may also be a first name.
Wamwene Demographics
Wamwene Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamwene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamwene is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wamwene.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,817,111th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamwene reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamwene is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 35 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 90 percent reside, Machakos County, where 8 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Wamwene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wamwene last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weamwene | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wamuene | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wamwena | 86 | 17 | / |
| Womwene | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wamwine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanwene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamwenyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanwenie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamwengi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamweine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vamwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahamwene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamuene | 71 | 294 | / |
| Bamweni | 71 | 193 | / |
| Wamuena | 71 | 55 | / |
| Wamueni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wambean | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bambene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamwanj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woumwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamwini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanbene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vambene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuenyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woomwine | 67 | 3 | / |
| B'Ambene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamwenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwener | 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 Wamwene
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