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

Waboro is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waboro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Waboro live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Waboro is most common in: Kiambu County, where 92 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 7 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Waboro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name 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