Wambalu Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wambalu 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
Uganda571:684,90034,656
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wambalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wambalu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambalu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 47 percent live, Butaleja District, where 21 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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
Wambaliu932/
Wambaalu931/
Wambaliau8857/
Bambalu8627/
Bambalau8028/
Bambolu719/
Vembalu711/
Bombalu711/
Wombolu711/
Vambelu711/
Wahamboulou671/
Bamboulou6329/
Wemboulou634/
Bombolu57176/
Vombolu574/
Vanbolu571/
Vonbalou5337/
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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 Wambalu
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