Wabuki Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wabuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wabuki (4) may also be a first name.

Wabuki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wabuki is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabuki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wabuki is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wabuki live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 4 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live and Kisii County, where 50 percent live. Excluding Kenya Wabuki occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabukoi921/
Wabuke831,145/
Wabuka8368/
Waboki831/
Wabukooyi801/
Wabukhe77118/
Wabuuka772/
Wabhuke771/
Wabukha771/
Wabuchi771/
Babukiy771/
Waibouka711/
Waboka67260/
Waboke6754/
Wobuke677/
Bobuki674/
Waibukkha674/
Wawuke674/
Baboukaai671/
Babuky671/
Bawuki671/
Webuke671/
Vaiboukoi671/

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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 Wabuki
  • 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