Wabeya Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wabeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wabeya (36) may also be a first name.

Wabeya Last Name Facts

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

Wabeya is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabeya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Wabeya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wabeya are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name globally, borne by 36 people.

The last name Wabeya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 86 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 18 percent reside.

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Waibe'a771/
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Babey732,545/
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Beabey6732/
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Waboha6716/
Hwabai6714/
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Wayboy674/
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Vhabea673/
Waybye672/
Whavey672/
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Wabiye672/
Waboue672/
Babeyu672/
Waabee672/
Wabhae672/
Wabuyo672/
Webaya672/
Waibei672/
Waboyo672/
Wanpea672/
Beybay672/
Vaveya671/
Wabaji671/
Waboys671/
Weavey671/
Wobeah671/
Whaboe671/
Webeah671/
Waaboe671/
Weibea671/
Wabaio671/
Wabaje671/
Wabayh671/
Wabayo671/
Wabgay671/
Wabowe671/
Wabuha671/
Wajbai671/
Baubey671/
Woubey671/
Whabie671/
Wobeye671/
Whebey671/
Whobey670/
Weebey670/

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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 Wabeya
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