Wanami Surname
Approximately 2,328 people bear this surname
Wanami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,679 | 1:27,504 | 3,060 |
| Japan | 413 | 1:309,550 | 11,306 |
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Wanami (500) may also be a first name.
Wanami Demographics
Wanami Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanami has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanami? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanami is the 182,551st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,130,389 people. The surname Wanami occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Wanami reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 379,225th most common first name worldwide It is held by 500 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,679 people, or 1 in 27,504. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent live, Kakamega County, where 31 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Wanami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanaemi | 92 | 84 | / |
| Wanaimi | 92 | 22 | / |
| Waenami | 92 | 9 | / |
| Wanamei | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wanamih | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wanamai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waanami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watnamai | 86 | 78 | / |
| Watnamit | 86 | 48 | / |
| Waenaemi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wannamai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wanhamid | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wannamit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanasmai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangamoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanama | 83 | 228 | / |
| Waname | 83 | 130 | / |
| Wanemi | 83 | 118 | / |
| Banami | 83 | 87 | / |
| Vanami | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wonami | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wanamy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanomi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wainama | 77 | 38 | / |
| Wainame | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bainami | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wanoumi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wanaime | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanamee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vanamai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wannama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banamoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bajnami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanamei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waenemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bannami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanammy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwanamy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwanama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanamit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vangami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannomai | 71 | 614 | / |
| Wounamai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Woingami | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wainaeme | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vangamoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vanasmai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanamois | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanamouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wounaimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guhanami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanamaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanama | 67 | 4,335 | / |
| Bonami | 67 | 1,478 | / |
| Vaname | 67 | 120 | / |
| Waneme | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wanoma | 67 | 38 | / |
| Watnotmai | 67 | 37 | / |
| Baname | 67 | 36 | / |
| Woname | 67 | 13 | / |
| Banomi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wonemi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uonami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wannotmit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanaimuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wenemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uenami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wename | 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 Wanami
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