Wamwera Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Wamwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Wamwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamwera occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wamwera click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Wamwera is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamwera live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Wamwera is primarily concentrated in: Buvuma District, where 33 percent reside, Butaleja District, where 28 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 18 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwere | 86 | 302 | / |
| Wamwara | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wanwera | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wamwero | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bamwera | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanweera | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wamuhera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamberay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bambera | 71 | 1,274 | / |
| Wamwiri | 71 | 199 | / |
| Vambera | 71 | 131 | / |
| Wanwira | 71 | 53 | / |
| Wamwire | 71 | 7 | / |
| Banwera | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bamuera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambeera | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wanveera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wonweera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanwiora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Womberau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambhera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waimbere | 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 Wamwera
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