Wambaka Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Wambaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 201 | 1:194,225 | 15,750 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wambaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambaka is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wambaka is the 953,750th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wambaka reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda Wambaka is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 69 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 17 percent live and Kapchorwa District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamboka | 86 | 1,819 | / |
| Wambeka | 86 | 34 | / |
| Wambaki | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wambako | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wanbaka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wambokah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wambooka | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bambakea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waimbeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vambakas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambakii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waumbeeka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waumbaker | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wambacker | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wamboko | 71 | 1,007 | / |
| Vamvaka | 71 | 996 | / |
| Bamboka | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bambako | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vembaka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wambeko | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wombaki | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wamboke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Womboka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vambake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambace | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wemboka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wembakoy | 67 | 188 | / |
| Wembakou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wombaker | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vambacas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wambosky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamboski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambakou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambouka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wambooko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanmboko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wembakoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bammbaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambhake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumbaca | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wambaka
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