Wambani Surname
Approximately 4,019 people bear this surname
Wambani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,207 | 1:14,400 | 1,752 |
| Uganda | 804 | 1:48,556 | 5,939 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wambani (1,043) may also be a first name.
Wambani Demographics
Wambani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambani is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wambani is the 114,969th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,813,273 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambani reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,067th most widespread first name globally It is held by 1,043 people.
The surname Wambani is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,207 people, or 1 in 14,400. In Kenya Wambani is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 40 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 21 percent reside and Busia County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Wambani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambanyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wambaingi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wambana | 86 | 205 | / |
| Vambani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wambane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wombangi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wambange | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wambonyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vhambani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baimbani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahmbani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahambani | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bahmbhani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambane | 71 | 220 | / |
| Wambona | 71 | 90 | / |
| Wambone | 71 | 26 | / |
| Vambana | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bamboni | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bambany | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bammbhaniy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vambane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Womboni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamvani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambanea | 67 | 68 | / |
| Wambonge | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vamvanij | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bambhane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bambouni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wombonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumbane | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wambani
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