Wambu Surname

156,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8771:24,6032,779
Papua New Guinea4871:16,7431,661
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England191:2,932,529101,561
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Wambu (538) may also be a first name.

Wambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambu occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wambu is the 156,344th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,601,766 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Wambu reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wambu is also the 363,474th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 538 people.

Wambu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,877 people, or 1 in 24,603. In Kenya Wambu is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 30 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Wambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wambu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wambu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wambu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.14% less than the national average, earning R 123,228 per year and in United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambui91224,046/
Wambou91101/
Wambau9170/
Wambuu9130/
Wambeu917/
Waimbu913/
Wambuh912/
Wambut912/
Waembu911/
Wambuz911/
Wambud911/
Hwambu911/
Watembu8315/
Wambutt839/
Wambush834/
Wambout834/
Wambuha833/
Wambult833/
Waimbou832/
Wambuui831/
Wanmbou831/
Watimbu831/
Waambui831/
Wanmbui831/
Wwambui831/
Wambahu831/
Wambuch830/
Bambu802,134/
Wombu80519/
Wembu8073/
Vambu8070/
Wanbu809/
Wambujje7717/
Whambush771/
Wambauch770/
Wambault770/
Bambou73412/
Bambau7380/
Wanbou7334/
Baumbu7327/
Hwembu7321/
Wanbui7321/
Bambui7321/
Wamboe7321/
Vambou7321/
Beambu7321/
Baambu7320/
Banmbu7314/
Wombou739/
Wamboo738/
Bambuy737/
Bambhu733/
Baimbu733/
Wembeu732/
Bambeu732/
Bambuj732/
Wombuu732/
Vaimbu731/
Uambut731/
Wehmbu731/
Whaumbush7110/
Banmbuh6745/
Bainmbu6715/
Wosimbu6711/
Wanmboe678/
Woumbou673/
Wehmbuh672/
Wanbutt671/
Wainbuh671/
Vaimbou671/
Wanimpu671/
Wanbush670/

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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 Wambu
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