Wambede Surname

163,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,6481:14,7432,319
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Wambede (13) may also be a first name.

Wambede Last Name Facts

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

Wambede is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambede? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,669th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,746,908 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambede live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wambede is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,648 people, or 1 in 14,743. In Uganda Wambede is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 56 percent are found, Sironko District, where 22 percent are found and Kampala District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambedde93355/
Wambeede9311/
Wambedi8640/
Wanbede865/
Wembede863/
Wambode861/
Wambeda861/
Wambade861/
Bambede861/
Wambedha807/
Wanbedde802/
Wambidee801/
Wambedda801/
Bambedi7146/
Wambida7130/
Wambidi714/
Wombade711/
Wambadi711/
Wambidhi6722/
Wambodhe6720/
Wambidha679/
Waimbidi674/
Wambadie671/
Vanbedder631/
Bambidi57290/
Vanbode575/
Vambadi575/
Vambady574/
Wembodi574/
Vambody571/
Vanbidder501/

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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 Wambede
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