Wambugi Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Wambugi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wambugi (10) may also be a first name.
Wambugi Demographics
Wambugi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambugi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambugi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wambugi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambugi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,882,912th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wambugi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wambugi is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Wambugi is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Wambugi is mostly found in: Embu County, where 76 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 9 percent live and Muranga County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Wambugi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambughi | 93 | 105 | / |
| Wambuzi | 86 | 2,421 | / |
| Wambuga | 86 | 1,129 | / |
| Wambusi | 86 | 114 | / |
| Wambogi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wambuji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wambugha | 80 | 1,171 | / |
| Wambuuzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambuusi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambugye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamboga | 71 | 1,666 | / |
| Wambuje | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wambuza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanbuzi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanbuga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamboge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambozi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambujje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wambogga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wambusee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wamboza | 57 | 890 | / |
| Bambuze | 57 | 5 | / |
| Womboga | 57 | 3 | / |
| Wanbuza | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanbuga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanbuge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanbeuge | 53 | 39 | / |
| Vanbuege | 53 | 2 | / |
| Waamboza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Woumbouse | 50 | 1 | / |
| Weinbuger | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Wambugi
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