Waihumbu Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waihumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waihumbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3011:153,42212,187
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waihumbu (84) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Waihumbu Demographics

Waihumbu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Waihumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waihumbu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Waihumbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Waihumbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waihumbu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 84 people.

The surname Waihumbu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 40 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 28 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Waihumbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Waihumbu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimbu863/
Wayumbu809/
Waimbou802/
Baumbu7127/
Whaumbush7110/
Wiembu717/
Baimbu713/
Vaimbu711/
Waembu711/
Bainmbu6715/
Woumbou673/
Vaimbou671/
Wainbuh671/
Bayimbu671/
Bayumbu671/
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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 Waihumbu
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