Wandamu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wandamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
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.
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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 Wandamu
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