Wambiri Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Wambiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 532 | 1:86,804 | 7,873 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wambiri (176) may also be a first name.
Wambiri Demographics
Wambiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambiri is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 580,291st most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. Wambiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wambiri live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 687,834th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 176 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 86,804. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 26 percent are found. Besides Kenya Wambiri exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Wambiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bambiri | 86 | 24 | / |
| Wamberi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Uambiri | 86 | 17 | / |
| Wambira | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wambire | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wembiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wambaire | 80 | 902 | / |
| Wambhire | 80 | 43 | / |
| Wambiera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bombiri | 71 | 1,120 | / |
| Wambere | 71 | 594 | / |
| Vambire | 71 | 123 | / |
| Bambire | 71 | 88 | / |
| Wambera | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bamberi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Vamberi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wombire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uanbiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vambira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banbiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wombira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vambhire | 67 | 89 | / |
| Bambiray | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bambhire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanbhire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wambeere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambireh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banboiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waimbere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambiree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamberge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamberay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wambiri
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