Wambug Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wambug Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambug is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambug? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Wambug is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wambug reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wambug is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyandarua County, where 92 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 7 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Wambug is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambugh926/
Wambaugh86431/
Wambough863/
Wambuk837/
Wambuc831/
Wambog831/
Waumbaugh800/
Wambuqu773/
Wambuke771/
Bambugh770/
Wanbaugh71167/
Wombough71124/
Wombaugh7130/
Bambaugh714/
Baumbaug710/
Weimbaug710/
Bambough710/
Baumbaugh67148/
Wanbuk675/
Wambok674/
Wombuk671/
Wainbaugh670/
Watenbugh670/

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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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  • 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 Wambug
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