Wabomba Surname

47,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wabomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,4901:7,116947
Uganda4,4961:8,6831,491
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wabomba (1,786) may also be a first name.

Wabomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wabomba is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabomba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,087th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,625 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabomba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wabomba is also the 181,002nd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,786 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 6,490 people, or 1 in 7,116. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 68 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent live and Kakamega County, where 7 percent live. Outside of Kenya Wabomba exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Wabomba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wabomba last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waboomba932/
Waboimba931/
Wabombah931/
Wabhomba931/
Waabomba931/
Wobomba86313/
Babomba86230/
Wabamba8642/
Wabemba8634/
Wabumba865/
Wabombo863/
Wabonba861/
Baboumba809/
Wabusimba75348/
Wabasemba751/
Babumba71631/
Wavumba71561/
Bobamba7196/
Babamba7196/
Babombo7127/
Bobomba714/
Wobamba713/
Wabambo712/
Wabumbo711/
Wovomba711/
Wavamba711/
Babombe711/
Bavomba711/
Wabembo711/
Wabambi711/
Vabamba711/
Boboumba67245/
Baabumba6711/
Babuumba679/
Wampombi674/
Babeumba671/
Baibumba671/
Babaamba671/
Vaibamba671/

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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 Wabomba
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