Wambugha Surname
Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname
Wambugha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,171 | 1:39,436 | 4,178 |
Wambugha (564) may also be a first name.
Wambugha Demographics
Wambugha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambugha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambugha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wambugha is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambugha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wambugha is the 319,360th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambugha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wambugha is also the 353,625th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 564 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,171 people, or 1 in 39,436. In Kenya Wambugha is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 86 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 14 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside.
Wambugha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambuga | 93 | 1,129 | / |
| Wambughi | 88 | 105 | / |
| Wamboga | 80 | 1,666 | / |
| Wambugi | 80 | 97 | / |
| Wambugo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wanbuga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bambuga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambogho | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wambugop | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wambogga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bambouga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wambooga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wambugye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahambuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambogo | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Wambogi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Womboga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamboge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambugo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banbuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanbuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboogo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamboggo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wanvouga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Weambogo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bambougou | 59 | 3 | / |
| Bahanbuga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boumbouga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Banvuga | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wombogo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vomboga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vanbuge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vanbeuge | 50 | 39 | / |
| Vanvughy | 50 | 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 Wambugha
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