Wambeo Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wambeo 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
Kenya1551:297,93518,952
Uganda461:848,68039,357
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wambeo Demographics

Wambeo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wambeo Last Name Facts

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

Wambeo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambeo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wambeo is the 1,181,191st most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambeo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wambeo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 297,935. In Kenya Wambeo is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 91 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent live.

Wambeo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Wambeho926/
Wambeop923/
Watimbeo863/
Wambio8329/
Wembeo831/
Wambeha772/
Uhambeo771/
Wambayea711/
Bambio672,783/
Wambia671,048/
Bombeo67835/
Wambya67124/
Vambea674/
Banbeo672/
Vambio671/
Wanbjo671/
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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 Wambeo
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