Wambiye Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Wambiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Wambiye (19) may also be a first name.
Wambiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wambiye occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambiye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wambiye is the 2,555,468th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Wambiye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Wambiye are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The surname Wambiye is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Wambiye is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 59 percent live, Mayuge District, where 32 percent live and Budaka District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambiya | 86 | 297 | / |
| Wambaye | 86 | 81 | / |
| Wambeye | 86 | 47 | / |
| Wambuye | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wamboye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wambaie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wambui | 77 | 224,046 | / |
| Wamboi | 77 | 7,223 | / |
| Wambai | 77 | 3,217 | / |
| Wambea | 77 | 108 | / |
| Wambay | 77 | 46 | / |
| Wambeu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wambei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wambey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wambae | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamboy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wasimbiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamboya | 71 | 1,118 | / |
| Wambaya | 71 | 1,090 | / |
| Wamboyo | 71 | 436 | / |
| Wambayi | 71 | 421 | / |
| Wambuya | 71 | 386 | / |
| Wambuyi | 71 | 164 | / |
| Wambeya | 71 | 87 | / |
| Bamboye | 71 | 59 | / |
| Wambayo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bambaye | 71 | 52 | / |
| Wambuje | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wamboyi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Bambeye | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bambiya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wambeyi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wambaje | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wambiji | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wambawe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wanmboe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wambayu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wambaia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wambeyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waimbai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambuji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamboue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wambaji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bambeiy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambuii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambeha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bambuye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambuui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamboid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wembiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanmboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wwambui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanbaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waambui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woumbie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waimboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambujje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wambuuya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wambaaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bambayee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baïmbaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baimbaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baimboye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waimbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambejje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboyop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanbieah | 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 Wambiye
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