Wambile Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2791:165,51912,800
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Wambile (14) may also be a first name.

Wambile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambile is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambile? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 814,680th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname Wambile occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambile live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

Wambile is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 165,519. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Marsabit County, where 99 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found and Meru County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Wambile Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambaile936/
Waimbile934/
Bambile861,123/
Wambele86496/
Wambili86418/
Wambila86151/
Wembile8675/
Wambuil862/
Vambile861/
Wombile860/
Baumbile804/
Bammbile803/
Wambuila801/
Waimbele801/
Bombile71698/
Wambela71576/
Bambele71412/
Bambili71205/
Vambili71178/
Vambele7157/
Wombele7127/
Wanbele7114/
Wembele714/
Wembili714/
Wombili712/
Banbile711/
Bamvile711/
Wembily711/
Vanbile711/
Wambeli711/
Wanbilai6729/
Bambelea6721/
Baimbili674/
Wambelia674/
Woumbele672/
Beambili671/
Vanbilet671/
Bombiley671/
Wembeley670/
Vanbiler670/
Bamville670/

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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 Wambile
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