Wambai Surname

139,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wambai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0431:58,2134,373
Cameroon911:228,23222,810
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704

Wambai (908) may also be a first name.

Wambai Last Name Facts

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

Wambai occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 139,035th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,265,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wambai are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wambai is also the 269,226th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 908 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,043 people, or 1 in 58,213. In Nigeria Wambai is most common in: Bauchi, where 20 percent reside, Jigawa, where 13 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Wambai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wambai last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambayi92421/
Wambaia926/
Waimbai924/
Wambaji922/
Wuambai921/
Wambaie921/
Wamba9118,270/
Wambi9111,774/
Wambui83224,046/
Wamboi837,223/
Waimba83788/
Bambai83352/
Wambaa83348/
Wanbai83201/
Wambea83108/
Wombai8382/
Wambau8370/
Wambay8346/
Wambie8336/
Wanmba8336/
Vambai8333/
Waimbi8320/
Waumba838/
Waemba836/
Wambah835/
Wambei834/
Wambii834/
Hwamba832/
Wambae832/
Waamba832/
Weambi832/
Wambha831/
Wahmba831/
Wammbi831/
Waambi831/
Vwamba831/
Wambyi831/
Wamboya771,118/
Wambaya771,090/
Wambuya77386/
Wambiya77297/
Wambuyi77164/
Wahamba77118/
Wambeya7787/
Wambaye7781/
Wambiye7757/
Wambayo7756/
Vambayi7733/
Wambaja7727/
Wamboyi7722/
Wanbayi7721/
Watimbi7721/
Baimbai7719/
Bambaji7716/
Wambeyi7714/
Wambaje7713/
Wambiji7711/
Wambaha7711/
Woimbai7711/
Wambawe7710/
Wambayu777/
Bambhai776/
Wahumba775/
Beambai774/
Wambuja774/
Wambuji774/
Wambuha773/
Wambuii772/
Watembi772/
Wambeha772/
Wamboha772/
Baambai771/
Wambahu771/
Wamboid771/
Wanmboi771/
Wambaju771/
Wambuui771/
Waambui771/
Wambuio771/
Wanmbui771/
Waimboi771/
Wwambui771/
Wambatt770/
Bamba73408,294/
Bambi7345,352/
Womba7315,706/
Uamba7311,138/
Wemba733,834/
Wambe732,400/
Wembi731,542/
Wanbi731,048/
Wombi73810/
Vamba73791/
Wanba73409/
Vambi7399/
Wamby7330/
Wambé732/
Wamva731/
Bambaiha7180/
Wambuuya7112/
Wambaaya718/
Wassemba711/
Waimbuya711/
Wambaach711/
Wajsemba711/
Wuahamba711/
Wasimbah711/
Wammbach710/
Wambauch710/
Wambault710/
Baimba675,457/
Wambes671,110/
Baumba67586/
Bombai67553/
Baamba67285/
Woumba67257/
Bamboi67225/
Bambha67205/
Hwemba67137/
Wambou67101/
Vaimbi6788/
Bambau6780/
Watembach6779/
Wanbah6764/
Vamboi6763/
Woimba6763/
Bambei6762/
Beambi6762/
Huambi6746/
Waimbe6744/
Hwambe6741/
Baambi6741/
Bambay6734/
Bambhi6730/
Vanbai6728/
Bambea6727/
Beamba6722/
Wombay6721/
Wanbui6721/
Bambui6721/
Wombah6721/
Bahmbi6715/
Wombie6713/
Banbai6713/
Wembie6713/
Huamba6712/
Vambah6711/
Weimba6711/
Wanbei6710/
Wambet678/
Vaimba677/
Womboi677/
Wambeu677/
Vambas675/
Weambe675/
Wembah675/
Wanbap675/
Vaemba674/
Vambea674/
Vaïmbi674/
Whamby673/
Wgambe673/
Bammba673/
Bambaa673/
Vuamba673/
Wanbay673/
Wambey673/
Wembiy672/
Wanmbe672/
Wainba672/
Woumbi672/
Wambed672/
Wamboy672/
Wainbi672/
Weimbi672/
Bambih672/
Wanvai672/
Wombae671/
Whemba671/
Vhamba671/
Wambeh671/
Vambio671/
Wannba671/
Wombei671/
Wembei671/
Wambee671/
Hbamba671/
Wuambe671/
Vambhaihi671/
Vaamba671/
Wembaa671/
Wembea671/
Weemba671/
Wasimbiya671/
Wacheemba671/
Waambe671/
Baumbi671/
Bamvai671/

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