Wanimo Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Wanimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Wanimo (15) may also be a first name.
Wanimo Demographics
Wanimo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanimo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wanimo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanimo is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Wanimo are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wanimo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 15 people.
Wanimo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Wanimo is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Wanimo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wanimo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanimop | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wanimgo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wanimoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanima | 83 | 93 | / |
| Banimo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Vanimo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wonimo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wanemo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wenimo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wanimah | 77 | 65 | / |
| Waynima | 77 | 38 | / |
| Watnemo | 77 | 37 | / |
| Banimoh | 77 | 35 | / |
| Wannemo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Banimou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Banimoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wanaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banimmo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banaimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagnima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanimoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vainimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanitmat | 71 | 36 | / |
| Wanitmas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banaimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whatnemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banimmou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banima | 67 | 132 | / |
| Wanuma | 67 | 86 | / |
| Wenumo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Wanema | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vanima | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wenemo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wonumo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bonimo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vanemo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wannaimah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanyma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wenima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venimo | 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 Wanimo
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