Wambi Surname

44,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,2871:4,204754
Papua New Guinea7641:10,672935
South Africa6141:88,23710,837
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Kenya3131:147,54011,776
Tanzania2871:184,46615,981
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wambi (2,400) may also be a first name.

Wambi Last Name Facts

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

Wambi is found most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wambi is the 44,120th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 618,952 people. Wambi is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wambi are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wambi is also the 151,482nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 2,400 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 9,287 people, or 1 in 4,204. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 21 percent reside, Mbale District, where 19 percent reside and Luuka District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Wambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wambi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Wambi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.77% less than the national average, earning R 164,520 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambui91224,046/
Wamboi917,223/
Wambai913,217/
Wambie9136/
Waimbi9120/
Wambei914/
Wambii914/
Weambi912/
Wammbi911/
Waambi911/
Wambyi911/
Watimbi8321/
Waimbai834/
Watembi832/
Wamboid831/
Wuambai831/
Wanmboi831/
Wambuui831/
Waambui831/
Wanmbui831/
Waimboi831/
Wwambui831/
Bambi8045,352/
Wamba8018,270/
Wambe802,400/
Wembi801,542/
Wanbi801,048/
Wombi80810/
Vambi8099/
Wamby8030/
Wambé802/
Wambes731,110/
Waimba73788/
Baimbi73387/
Bambai73352/
Wambaa73348/
Bamboi73225/
Wanbai73201/
Wambea73108/
Vaimbi7388/
Wombai7382/
Vamboi7363/
Bambei7362/
Beambi7362/
Wambay7346/
Huambi7346/
Waimbe7344/
Hwambe7341/
Baambi7341/
Wanmba7336/
Vambai7333/
Bambhi7330/
Wanbui7321/
Bambui7321/
Bahmbi7315/
Wombie7313/
Wembie7313/
Wanbei7310/
Waumba738/
Wambet738/
Womboi737/
Wambeu737/
Weambe735/
Vaïmbi734/
Whamby733/
Wgambe733/
Wambey733/
Wembiy732/
Wanmbe732/
Hwamba732/
Woumbi732/
Wambed732/
Wamboy732/
Waamba732/
Wainbi732/
Weimbi732/
Bambih732/
Wambha731/
Wahmba731/
Wambeh731/
Vambio731/
Wombei731/
Wembei731/
Wambee731/
Wuambe731/
Waambe731/
Baumbi731/
Wambaja6727/
Baimbai6719/
Huambio6713/
Wambaha6711/
Woimbai6711/
Bambhai676/
Beambai674/
Wambuha673/
Wambeha672/
Wamboha672/
Bainmbi671/
Baambai671/
Watimbe671/
Wasembe671/
Wahambe671/
Woumbie671/
Woumbio671/
Wasinbi671/
Wambeer670/
Wanbish670/

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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
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  • 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 Wambi
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