Wambai Surname
Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname
Wambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,043 | 1:58,213 | 4,373 |
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
Wambai (908) may also be a first name.
Wambai Demographics
Wambai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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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 Wambai
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