Wambuu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474

Wambuu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wambuu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambuu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Wambuu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambuu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Wambuu is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 94 percent reside and Kampala District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Wambuu occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 43 percent reside.

Wambuu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambuui921/
Wambu912,801/
Wambui83224,046/
Wambou83101/
Wambau8370/
Wambue837/
Wambeu837/
Waimbu833/
Wambut832/
Wambuh832/
Wombuu832/
Wambud831/
Wambuz831/
Hwambu831/
Wambutt779/
Wambout774/
Wambush774/
Wambult773/
Wambuha773/
Waimbou772/
Waambui771/
Wwambui771/
Wambahu771/
Wambuch770/
Bambu732,134/
Wombu73519/
Vambu7370/
Wambujje7117/
Whambush711/
Wambault710/
Wambauch710/
Bambou67412/
Bambau6780/
Wambie6736/
Baumbu6727/
Wamboe6721/
Vambou6721/
Beambu6721/
Bambui6721/
Baambu6720/
Whaumbush6710/
Wombou679/
Wamboo678/
Bambuy677/
Baimbu673/
Bambhu673/
Bambeu672/
Bambuj672/
Vaimbu671/
Uambut671/

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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 Wambuu
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