Wamboyi Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamboyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamboyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wamboyi Last Name Facts

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

Wamboyi is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamboyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wamboyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamboyi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wamboyi is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Wamboyi is most prevalent in: Mukono District, where 20 percent live, Namayingo District, where 15 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamboi927,223/
Wamboy922/
Wamboya861,118/
Wamboyo86436/
Wambayi86421/
Wambuyi86164/
Womboyi8629/
Wambeyi8614/
Wamboye866/
Waimboi861/
Wanboyi861/
Wanmboi861/
Wamboid861/
Wamboyop801/
Wambui77224,046/
Wambai773,217/
Bamboi77225/
Wambou77101/
Vamboi7763/
Wambay7746/
Bamboy7710/
Womboi777/
Wambei774/
Wambey773/
Womboy771/
Wambaya711,090/
Bamboyo71570/
Wambuya71386/
Wambiya71297/
Wamwayi7191/
Wambeya7187/
Wamwoyo7181/
Wambaye7181/
Bamboya7170/
Bamboye7159/
Wambiye7157/
Wambayo7156/
Wambeye7147/
Vambayi7133/
Wanbayi7121/
Huamboy7111/
Wambiji7111/
Wambuye7110/
Wanmboe718/
Wambayu717/
Wambaia716/
Wambeyo714/
Waimbai714/
Wambuji714/
Wambout714/
Wamboue713/
Wamwoya713/
Wamboha712/
Wambuii712/
Bamboii712/
Wambaji712/
Waimbou712/
Wanmbou711/
Bamboji711/
Wuambai711/
Wembeyi711/
Wwambui711/
Wemboya711/
Wanboya711/
Wambaie711/
Wambowe711/
Wambuui711/
Wambuyo711/
Wamuayi711/
Waambui711/
Wambuio711/
Wanmbui711/
Vaimbois6737/
Wanvoeyi6719/
Wambuuya6712/
Wambaaya678/
Baimboye673/
Baamboyo671/
Waimbuya671/

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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 Wamboyi
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