Wambua Surname
Approximately 123,848 people bear this surname
Wambua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 123,243 | 1:375 | 39 |
| Tanzania | 257 | 1:205,998 | 17,478 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Wambua (45,746) may also be a first name.
Wambua Demographics
Wambua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambua occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,545th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 58,843 people. The last name Wambua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambua live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wambua is also the 19,929th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 45,746 people.
The last name Wambua is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 123,243 people, or 1 in 375. In Kenya Wambua is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 34 percent reside, Makueni County, where 22 percent reside and Kitui County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wambua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wambua surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Wambua are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambuha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wambuay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wasembua | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wasimbua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wambwa | 83 | 1,530 | / |
| Bambua | 83 | 105 | / |
| Wanbua | 83 | 41 | / |
| Wombua | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wembua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baambua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watimbwa | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wahumbwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bambuhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bamvua | 67 | 182 | / |
| Banbua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bombua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wembuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bampua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wombuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassembwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambwa | 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 Wambua
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