Wambiya Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2531:182,52913,729
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Wambiya (91) may also be a first name.

Wambiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wambiya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wambiya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wambiya is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 91 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 182,529. In Kenya Wambiya is most common in: Bungoma County, where 76 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 19 percent are found and Siaya County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Wambiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wambiya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasimbiya881/
Wamboya861,118/
Wambaya861,090/
Wambuya86386/
Wambeya8687/
Wambiye8657/
Bambiya8615/
Wambaia866/
Wembiya861/
Wambuuya8012/
Wambaaya808/
Waimbuya801/
Wambui77224,046/
Wamboi777,223/
Wambai773,217/
Wambaa77348/
Wambea77108/
Wambau7770/
Wambay7746/
Wambei774/
Wambey773/
Wamboy772/
Wambae772/
Wamboyo71436/
Wambayi71421/
Wambuyi71164/
Bambuya7197/
Wambaye7181/
Bambaya7178/
Bamboya7170/
Wambayo7156/
Wambeye7147/
Wambaja7127/
Wamboyi7122/
Bombiya7120/
Wambeyi7114/
Wambaje7113/
Wambaha7111/
Wambiji7111/
Wambawe7110/
Wambuye7110/
Wambayu717/
Wamboye716/
Wambuja714/
Waimbai714/
Wambuji714/
Wambeyo714/
Wombaya714/
Wambuha713/
Bambeiy712/
Wambuii712/
Bambeya712/
Wambaji712/
Wambeha712/
Wamboha712/
Wambaju711/
Wambahu711/
Wamboid711/
Vambeya711/
Wuambai711/
Wambaie711/
Wanmboi711/
Wambuui711/
Wambuyo711/
Waambui711/
Wambuio711/
Wanmbui711/
Waimboi711/
Wwambui711/
Wanboya711/
Wanbaya711/
Wemboya711/
Bambeiha6786/
Bambaiha6780/
Weimbaya675/
Banbiyah672/
Wamboyop671/
Wanbieah671/
Bambehya671/
Wambault670/
Wambauch670/

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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 Wambiya
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