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
Wambuni is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambuni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Wambuni live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wambuni is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name globally, held by 15 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 95 percent reside, National Capital District, where 3 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 3 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
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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