Wandamu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wandamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Wandamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wandamu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wandamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Wandamu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 93 percent live and Mayuge District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bandamu8619/
Wondamu862/
Vandamu862/
Bandaimu8076/
Bandhamu8017/
Vaindamu805/
Wondamou801/
Bandamou801/
Wondemu7114,851/
Wondemou672/
Vhandomu671/
Vandomou671/
Wonddemu671/
Wondeimu671/
Bandoumou6320/
Bondoumou501/

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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
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  • 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 Wandamu
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