Wambuni Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Wambuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wambuni (15) may also be a first name.
Wambuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambuni occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambuni? popularity and diffusion
Wambuni is the 3,141,416th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Wambuni occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Wambuni are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wambuni is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname Wambuni is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea Wambuni is mostly found in: Enga, where 95 percent live, National Capital District, where 3 percent live and Western Highlands, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Wambuni exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambuini | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wambune | 86 | 42 | / |
| Wambuna | 86 | 33 | / |
| Bambunyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wambonyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bambouni | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bambuini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambungne | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bombuni | 71 | 157 | / |
| Wambona | 71 | 90 | / |
| Wambone | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bambune | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vambuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamvouni | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bombouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamboune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banbouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wombonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bombune | 57 | 21 | / |
| Vambona | 57 | 4 | / |
| Wombona | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wanbone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wombonna | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Wambuni
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