Wambugo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wambugo Last Name Facts

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

Wambugo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wambugo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambugo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wambugo is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Wambugo are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wambugo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyeri County, where 45 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 20 percent reside and Muranga County, where 20 percent reside. Not including Kenya Wambugo exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.

Wambugo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambugop933/
Wambuga861,129/
Wambogo861,083/
Bambugo861/
Wambugha801,171/
Wambogho804/
Wamboogo801/
Wamboggo801/
Weambogo801/
Bambougou753/
Wamboga711,666/
Wanbuga713/
Wombogo711/
Bambuga711/
Wambogga673/
Bambouga672/
Wambooga671/
Bahambuga631/
Womboga573/
Banbuga571/
Vanbuga571/
Wanvouga531/
Boumbouga501/
Bahanbuga501/

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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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  • 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 Wambugo
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