Wambari Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3991:115,7399,794
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Wambari (71) may also be a first name.

Wambari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wambari occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 660,498th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wambari reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 71 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 115,739. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 49 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 36 percent are found and Nandi County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Wambari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wambari earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waambari934/
Bambari86334/
Wambare8680/
Wambara8673/
Wamberi8618/
Vambari8612/
Wombari863/
Wambaire80902/
Wamborio804/
Bambhari803/
Wanmbara801/
Vambhari801/
Vambarai801/
Bambhariy7512/
Bahmbarri757/
Bahambari754/
Bambare711,807/
Wambere71594/
Wanbara71259/
Bambary71169/
Bombari71134/
Vambara71125/
Vembari71108/
Bambori7178/
Banbari7112/
Vamberi7111/
Wambora716/
Uambare715/
Vambare714/
Bambaré712/
Wambore712/
Wembare711/
Wombare711/
Bambhare67119/
Wamboret6726/
Baambare6713/
Vhambara6713/
Wanbouri6710/
Vambhare676/
Bahmbare675/
Wambeere672/
Wamboure672/
Waimbere671/
Banbhari671/
Vamboori671/
Vanmbara671/
Wombarra671/
Wamberay671/
Bamboori671/
Bambouri671/
Bambaraj671/

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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 Wambari
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