Waboro Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

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

Waboro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waboro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waboro (11) may also be a first name.

Waboro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waboro is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waboro? popularity and diffusion

Waboro is the 1,980,395th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Waboro live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waboro is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 92 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 7 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Waboro Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisboro863/
Wausboro860/
Baboro83427/
Wabora8310/
Waburo834/
Woboro831/
Vaboro831/
Baborou7723/
Babouro7715/
Baboiro775/
Waibora772/
Babhoro771/
Waborau771/
Vaborgo771/
Waebero771/
Waibaro771/
Waboora771/
Waboura771/
Baborro771/
Babuoro771/
Waabero771/
Babourou7185/
Wobourou717/
Weisboro715/
Babooroh714/
Bahborou711/
Wabara67628/
Bovoro67513/
Babaro67399/
Babora67168/
Baburo67132/
Boboro67121/
Bovaro6785/
Wabera6774/
Wabura6761/
Wovoro6716/
Bavoro679/
Bobaro675/
Boburo675/
Webora674/
Waisborad673/
Vabora673/
Woburo672/
Webero671/
Vabero671/
Woubourou671/
Bahbourou671/

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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 Waboro
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis