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
Wamwere is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamwere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 889,654th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wamwere reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 41 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 38 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wamwere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding 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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