Wambogo Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8861:52,1225,261
Uganda1781:219,32217,083
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wambogo (147) may also be a first name.

Wambogo Last Name Facts

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

Wambogo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambogo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 339,513th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wambogo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 147 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 52,122. In Kenya Wambogo is most numerous in: Embu County, where 20 percent reside, Narok County, where 16 percent reside and Siaya County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Wambogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wambogo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambogho934/
Wamboogo931/
Wamboggo931/
Weambogo931/
Waimbongo8821/
Waymbongo881/
Wamboga861,666/
Wambugo8626/
Wambago862/
Bambogo862/
Wombogo861/
Wombongo8041/
Wambonga8031/
Wambogga803/
Wambugop803/
Wambooga801/
Wombonggo7540/
Bambougou753/
Wambuga711,129/
Wambaga7129/
Bombogo7116/
Bambago714/
Wombago714/
Bamboga714/
Womboga713/
Bambugo711/
Wambega711/
Wambugha671,171/
Boumbogo67120/
Wambanga6723/
Wombango676/
Bambouga672/
Wombonga671/

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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 Wambogo
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