Wambalo Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Wambalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 327 | 1:119,386 | 11,392 |
| Kenya | 74 | 1:624,053 | 28,587 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Wambalo (21) may also be a first name.
Wambalo Demographics
Wambalo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambalo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambalo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 716,247th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambalo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 119,386. In Uganda Wambalo is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 67 percent live, Manafwa District, where 15 percent live and Mbale District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Wambalo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wambalo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambaalo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wambala | 86 | 684 | / |
| Wambolo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Bambalo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wambalya | 80 | 220 | / |
| Bambaulo | 80 | 119 | / |
| Bambaloi | 80 | 56 | / |
| Wambalia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wambaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambolot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambaliau | 75 | 57 | / |
| Waambalya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambala | 71 | 2,351 | / |
| Wambela | 71 | 576 | / |
| Vambala | 71 | 94 | / |
| Wombala | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bambolo | 71 | 35 | / |
| Wembala | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wambola | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wembolo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bombalo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banbalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wembelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamballa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wanbalat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wambelia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bomballo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamballa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahamboulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambuila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambalad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambaala | 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 Wambalo
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