Wambutsi Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wambutsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambutsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3231:142,97211,516
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Wambutsi (51) may also be a first name.

Wambutsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambutsi is found most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambutsi? popularity and diffusion

Wambutsi is the 806,178th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambutsi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname Wambutsi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 142,972. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent live, Nairobi County, where 3 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Wambutsi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambutzi881/
Wambutsa881/
Wambuzi802,421/
Wambuci803/
Bombutsi75179/
Wambuchi7595/
Wambotsa7570/
Wambuuzi751/
Bombutshi711/
Wanbuzi674/
Wembuzi671/
Wamboci671/
Wambuche633/
Wambueze631/
Wanbueze501/

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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 Wambutsi
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