Wambur Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wambur Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1531:301,82919,123
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wambur Last Name Facts

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

Wambur occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wambur reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Wambur is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 301,829. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya Wambur exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambure9217/
Wambour922/
Wambuir920/
Wambhure868/
Wamboure862/
Bambur83360/
Wambor83218/
Vambure7746/
Bambour777/
Bambaur770/
Wombhur770/
Vambhure7142/
Wainbour711/
Baumbaur710/
Woumboure6756/
Banbur6718/
Bombur671/
Vanbur671/
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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 Wambur
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