Wamwiri Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamwiri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamwiri Demographics

Wamwiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamwiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamwiri occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamwiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamwiri is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. Wamwiri is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wamwiri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wamwiri is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 86 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Wamwiri exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Wamwiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
Wamwire867/
Wamwere71302/
Wanwira7153/
Wamwera7144/
Bambiri7124/
Uambiri7117/
Wanweri714/
Banwiri711/
Wambhire6743/
Bamuhiri675/
Wanwiroj674/
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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 Wamwiri
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