Wabiri Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Wabiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wabiri (15) may also be a first name.

Wabiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wabiri occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wabiri is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Wabiri is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Wabiri are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wabiri is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 57 percent live, Central, where 37 percent live and National Capital District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wabiri occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 17 percent live.

Wabiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wabiri surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waibiri9225/
Wabuiri921/
Waberi839,244/
Babiri83185/
Wobiri83135/
Wabira83134/
Wabire8367/
Webiri832/
Waaberi77597/
Waiberi77174/
Wabaire7768/
Wabuire777/
Whabira774/
Babhiri774/
Babuiri774/
Wabiera771/
Whebiri771/
Baabiri771/
Babirhi771/
Waberie771/
Wabhire771/
Wabisre771/
Wabeire771/
Waibire771/
Wampiri771/
Wabayri771/
Baviri671,164/
Babire67239/
Vaviri6786/
Wabera6774/
Baberi6749/
Wabere6741/
Babiry6738/
Bobiri6732/
Weberi674/
Woberi672/
Wobira672/
Uobiri671/
Webiry671/
Vaberi671/

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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 Wabiri
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