Wanamo Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Wanamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 81 | 1:570,122 | 27,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wanamo (44) may also be a first name.
Wanamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanamo (Hindi: वाङमो) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanamo? popularity and diffusion
Wanamo is the 1,315,412th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Wanamo are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wanamo is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used given name internationally, held by 44 people.
The last name Wanamo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 570,122. In Kenya Wanamo is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 95 percent live and Kakamega County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Finland, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanamou | 92 | 97 | / |
| Wanamop | 92 | 35 | / |
| Wannamo | 92 | 14 | / |
| Wainamo | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wannamou | 86 | 254 | / |
| Wangnamo | 86 | 59 | / |
| Wangamou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanamoud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangamoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wainamou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vanamo | 83 | 257 | / |
| Wanama | 83 | 228 | / |
| Banamo | 83 | 174 | / |
| Wenamo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wanomo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wonamo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wanemo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wangnamou | 80 | 1,442 | / |
| Wannammou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wenhamo | 77 | 45 | / |
| Wainama | 77 | 38 | / |
| Vatnamo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Waenama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wannemo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vainamo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vanamos | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vangamo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Banamou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vaanamo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanamas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wonamop | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wannama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banamoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwanama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banhamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banaimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wonamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanamau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannamas | 71 | 117 | / |
| Wannamat | 71 | 66 | / |
| Wanhamat | 71 | 62 | / |
| Hwenhamo | 71 | 40 | / |
| Vatnamot | 71 | 35 | / |
| Wanahmad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wanamaat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wannamad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banhamou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vanamoyz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vangamoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uhanamoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banaimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanamois | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanama | 67 | 4,335 | / |
| Banama | 67 | 377 | / |
| Bonamo | 67 | 227 | / |
| Wanema | 67 | 52 | / |
| Woumnamou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wanoma | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wenemo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wenama | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wonomo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vanomo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Banhammou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vanemo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Banomo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wannaimah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wannamass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uanama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannamast | 67 | 1 | / |
Wanamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanamo in the Hindi language | ||
| वाङमो | vanamo | - |
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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 Wanamo
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