Wabuke Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wabuke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabuke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9591:48,1544,938
Uganda1681:232,37717,736
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wabuke (336) may also be a first name.

Wabuke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wabuke is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabuke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 325,054th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wabuke live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wabuke is also the 477,199th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 336 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 959 people, or 1 in 48,154. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 55 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Wabuke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Wabuke are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wabuke earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.35% less than the national average, earning $14,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabukhe92118/
Wabhuke921/
Wabuk91455/
Wabuka8368/
Waboke8354/
Wobuke837/
Wabuki833/
Webuke831/
Babucke77335/
Wabuche7722/
Waibuck774/
Waibouk772/
Wabuuka772/
Wabukoi771/
Wabukha771/
Wobuike771/
Wobuk731/
Wabok731/
Waibouka711/
Waboka67260/
Waibok67165/
Baybuk6768/
Babukc674/
Waibukkha674/
Waybok673/
Babuky671/
Bahbuk671/
Bobuke671/
Woboke671/
Wabukooyi671/
Waboux671/
Waibouque671/
Waboki671/

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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 Wabuke
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