Wambua Surname

4,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya123,2431:37539
Tanzania2571:205,99817,478
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
England261:2,143,00282,017
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Norway81:642,78647,258
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China41:341,830,39216,990
Djibouti41:228,733966
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Wambua (45,746) may also be a first name.

Wambua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambua is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wambua is the 4,545th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,843 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambua reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wambua is also the 19,929th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 45,746 people.

The surname Wambua is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 123,243 people, or 1 in 375. In Kenya Wambua is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 34 percent are found, Makueni County, where 22 percent are found and Kitui County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wambua Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Wambua are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Wambua earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,381 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambuha923/
Wambuay921/
Wasembua8621/
Wasimbua864/
Wambwa831,530/
Bambua83105/
Wanbua8341/
Wombua8317/
Wembua831/
Baambua771/
Wanmbwa771/
Watimbwa7157/
Wahumbwa7110/
Bambuhai715/
Bamvua67182/
Banbua672/
Bombua672/
Wembuo672/
Bampua671/
Bambba671/
Bambuo671/
Wonbua671/
Wombuo671/
Wambwo671/
Wassembwa671/
Vambwa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wambua
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