Wambugu Surname
Approximately 35,409 people bear this surname
Wambugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 34,981 | 1:1,320 | 213 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Wambugu (8,504) may also be a first name.
Wambugu Demographics
Wambugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wambugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wambugu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wambugu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambugu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wambugu is the 15,731st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 205,811 people. The last name Wambugu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wambugu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,316th most numerous first name in the world, held by 8,504 people.
Wambugu is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 34,981 people, or 1 in 1,320. In Kenya Wambugu is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Laikipia County, where 11 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Wambugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wambugu last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
Wambugu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning $35,918 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambuguh | 93 | 8 | / |
| Wambugua | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wambug | 92 | 126 | / |
| Wambuga | 86 | 1,129 | / |
| Wambuku | 86 | 291 | / |
| Wambugo | 86 | 26 | / |
| Wambegu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wanbugu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bambugu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wambuqu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wambogu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wambukhu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wambuuku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wambugwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wamabugo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wa Mbuku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambuk | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wambuc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambog | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimbegue | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bambougou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wambugaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamboga | 71 | 1,666 | / |
| Wambogo | 71 | 1,083 | / |
| Wambaga | 71 | 29 | / |
| Wampuga | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wambuka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wambago | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambuko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambuki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wumbuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamboku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wampuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambiku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambeku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambuch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wambagae | 67 | 100 | / |
| Wambeogo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wambukha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wambogga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wambigwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wambwoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambooga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboggo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambachu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weambogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimebuog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamboyeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wampaugh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weimbaug | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wambauch | 67 | 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
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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 Wambugu
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