Wamburu Surname
Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname
Wamburu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,045 | 1:44,191 | 4,575 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wamburu (187) may also be a first name.
Wamburu Demographics
Wamburu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamburu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamburu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamburu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamburu? popularity and diffusion
Wamburu is the 321,153rd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. Wamburu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wamburu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wamburu is also the 665,130th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 187 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,045 people, or 1 in 44,191. In Kenya Wamburu is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 58 percent reside, Muranga County, where 12 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wamburu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wamburu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wamburu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
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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 Wamburu
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