Wambazu Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wambazu 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
Uganda7651:51,0326,169
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wambazu Last Name Facts

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

Wambazu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambazu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 445,430th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. The surname Wambazu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambazu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 765 people, or 1 in 51,032. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 55 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 17 percent are found and Mbale District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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
Wambatzu932/
Wambazzu931/
Wambasu869/
Wambezu861/
Wambaju861/
Wambatsu8049/
Wambasau8011/
Wambachu801/
Wambozou801/
Wambatsou751/
Bombatsu53308/
Bombatshu504/
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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 Wambazu
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