Wambaye Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Wambaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Wambaye (25) may also be a first name.
Wambaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambaye is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambaye? popularity and diffusion
Wambaye is the 2,091,648th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambaye reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name worldwide, held by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mityana District, where 19 percent live, Isingiro District, where 17 percent live and Mubende District, where 10 percent live. Besides Uganda Wambaye is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.
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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 Wambaye
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