Wamweru Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamweru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamweru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2231:207,08514,906

Wamweru (40) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamweru Demographics

Wamweru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 14 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamweru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamweru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wamweru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamweru? popularity and diffusion

Wamweru is the 1,098,270th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamweru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wamweru is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 40 people.

The surname Wamweru is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 207,085. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kirinyaga County, where 62 percent live, Muranga County, where 33 percent live and Kiambu County, where 2 percent live.

Wamweru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamuiru713/
Bomweru711/
Womberau672/
Wanbheru671/
Wamuhiru671/
Bamberou671/
Banberu5733/
Vambiru571/
Banbheru5359/
Bambirou532/
Bamboirou501/
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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 Wamweru
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