Wambula Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wambula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6911:76,6167,941
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wambula (92) may also be a first name.

Wambula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wambula is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wambula is the 445,430th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. Wambula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wambula live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most numerous first name internationally, held by 92 people.

Wambula is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 691 people, or 1 in 76,616. In Tanzania Wambula is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 26 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 22 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwambula939/
Wambuela934/
Wambulya931/
Wambuila931/
Bambula861,355/
Wembula8634/
Wombula8634/
Vambula8632/
Wambuli8623/
Wambola8614/
Wambule864/
Wamvula861/
Bamboula80527/
Wamboule80420/
Bambulla805/
Wambhule801/
Baambula801/
Bambulea801/
Bambuila801/
Whambule801/
Wambuileo751/
Bahmboula751/
Bombula712,603/
Bahamboula711,381/
Bambule71646/
Bambuli71109/
Bambulo7161/
Wambole7156/
Wambolo7128/
Banbula7123/
Vembula7111/
Wombule716/
Wanvula714/
Wombola712/
Bambuła711/
Vambuli711/
Bamvula711/
Wamvule711/
Wamboli711/
Bambaulo67119/
Bamboule6722/
Vanmpula674/
Banboula674/
Bambouli672/
Bomboula671/
Wahamboulou671/
Boombula671/
Wamboole671/

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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 Wambula
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