Wabuko Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wabuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7881:58,6045,785
Uganda1501:260,26219,079
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wabuko (69) may also be a first name.

Wabuko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wabuko is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabuko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,286th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabuko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 69 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 788 people, or 1 in 58,604. In Kenya Wabuko is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 76 percent live, Busia County, where 14 percent live and Bungoma County, where 10 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Wabuko Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabukot921/
Wabukoi921/
Wabuka8368/
Waboko8310/
Wavuko831/
Wabukooyi801/
Waiboko7724/
Wobouko779/
Wabuuka772/
Wabukha771/
Woibuko771/
Wabukah771/
Babaukho711/
Waibooko711/
Waibouka711/
Baboukuo711/
Baubukho711/
Waboka67260/
Waibukkha674/
Bobuko671/
Wouboukou671/
Webuka671/
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 Wabuko
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