Wambey Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wambey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wambey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wambey occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wambey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wambey is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambey live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wambey is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Wambey is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Wambey is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Wambey
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