Wabaya Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Wabaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Wabaya (35) may also be a first name.
Wabaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wabaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wabaya is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wabaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wabaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,070,546th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wabaya reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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