Wambiro Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2071:188,59615,445
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Wambiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambiro occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambiro reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 188,596. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Butaleja District, where 35 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 20 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Wambiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wambiro last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambiro86110/
Wambira863/
Wanbiro862/
Bambirou802/
Wambiera801/
Vhambiro801/
Bamboirou751/
Watimbira751/
Bambira7137/
Wambera7119/
Bambero715/
Wombira711/
Wanviro711/
Vambira711/
Bambirra67470/
Bombeiro67358/
Wanviroj6723/
Bambuira6720/
Bambaira678/
Bamberou671/
Banbhiro671/
Bombirou671/

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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 Wambiro
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