Wamwere Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Wamwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 297 | 1:155,488 | 12,325 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Wamwere (17) may also be a first name.
Wamwere Demographics
Wamwere Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamwere occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wamwere click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwere? popularity and diffusion
Wamwere is the 889,654th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamwere live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya Wamwere is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 41 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 38 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Wamwere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wamwere last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamwera | 86 | 44 | / |
| Wamwire | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wachimwere | 82 | 4 | / |
| Waimbere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamwir | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wamver | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bambere | 71 | 426 | / |
| Wamwiri | 71 | 199 | / |
| Wamwari | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vambere | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wanwera | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wanweri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weimwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambeer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wambhire | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wanweera | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bambhere | 67 | 5 | / |
| Banweire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamuhere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamuhera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambhere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamberay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahmbere | 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 Wamwere
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