Wambomba Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Wambomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambomba is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambomba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Wambomba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambomba reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Wambomba is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 44 percent live, Kayunga District, where 11 percent live and Manafwa District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Wambomba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wambomba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambombo8876/
Wambamba8829/
Wambemba8827/
Wombomba882/
Bambamba751,455/
Bambombe75130/
Bombomba7562/
Wombombo751/
Bambombi751/
Bambumba751/
Wambambo751/
Bambambe63814/
Bombombo63294/
Bombambo63239/
Bambambi63137/
Bombambe63103/
Bombamba63100/
Wembamba632/
Bamvumbi50150/
Vembamba5015/
Bambambo501/

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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 Wambomba
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