Wabuyi Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wabuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2881:30,3104,125
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wabuyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wabuyi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wabuyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabuyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wabuyi is the 295,000th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,636,153 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabuyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 30,310. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 49 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 13 percent live and Sironko District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda Wabuyi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

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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 Wabuyi
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