Wambeu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wambeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Wambeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambeu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambeu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wambeu is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wambeu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wambeu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Wambeu is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent are found, Muranga County, where 17 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Wambeu
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