Wambuli Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wambuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wambuli (14) may also be a first name.

Wambuli Last Name Facts

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

Wambuli is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambuli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Wambuli are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Wambuli is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most common in: Makueni County, where 82 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 9 percent reside and Machakos County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Wambuli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wambuli surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambula86766/
Bambuli86109/
Wambule864/
Vambuli861/
Wamboli861/
Wamboule80420/
Hwambula809/
Bambouli802/
Whambule801/
Wambhule801/
Wambulya801/
Wambuila801/
Bambule71646/
Bombuli7162/
Wambole7156/
Vembuli7149/
Wombula7134/
Vambula7132/
Wambola7114/
Wombule716/
Vamboli713/
Wamvule711/
Vamvouli6735/
Bamboule6722/
Vembulli677/
Bombauli671/
Bambulea671/
Bombouli671/
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
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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 Wambuli
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