Wamboyi Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Wamboyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wamboyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamboyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamboyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamboyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mukono District, where 20 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 15 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamboi | 92 | 7,223 | / |
| Wamboy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wamboya | 86 | 1,118 | / |
| Wamboyo | 86 | 436 | / |
| Wambayi | 86 | 421 | / |
| Wambuyi | 86 | 164 | / |
| Womboyi | 86 | 29 | / |
| Wambeyi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wamboye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Waimboi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanboyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanmboi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamboid | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamboyop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambui | 77 | 224,046 | / |
| Wambai | 77 | 3,217 | / |
| Bamboi | 77 | 225 | / |
| Wambou | 77 | 101 | / |
| Vamboi | 77 | 63 | / |
| Wambay | 77 | 46 | / |
| Bamboy | 77 | 10 | / |
| Womboi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wambei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wambey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Womboy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambaya | 71 | 1,090 | / |
| Bamboyo | 71 | 570 | / |
| Wambuya | 71 | 386 | / |
| Wambiya | 71 | 297 | / |
| Wamwayi | 71 | 91 | / |
| Wambeya | 71 | 87 | / |
| Wamwoyo | 71 | 81 | / |
| Wambaye | 71 | 81 | / |
| Bamboya | 71 | 70 | / |
| Bamboye | 71 | 59 | / |
| Wambiye | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wambayo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Wambeye | 71 | 47 | / |
| Vambayi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Wanbayi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Huamboy | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wambiji | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wambuye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wanmboe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wambayu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wambaia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wambeyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waimbai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambuji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambout | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamboue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamwoya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamboha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambuii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bamboii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambaji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waimbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanmbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamboji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wembeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wwambui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wemboya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanboya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waambui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaimbois | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wanvoeyi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wambuuya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wambaaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baimboye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baamboyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waimbuya | 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 Wamboyi
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