Wambuwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wambuwa 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
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wambuwa Demographics

Wambuwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wambuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambuwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wambuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambuwa? popularity and diffusion

Wambuwa is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wambuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambuwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Wambuwa is most prevalent in: Kamwenge District, where 50 percent live, Masindi District, where 25 percent live and Mbale District, where 25 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 43 percent live.

Wambuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Bambuwa8634/
Wambuwo863/
Wanbuwa861/
Wambuba861/
Bambuba7127/
Wambowo712/
Wasimbusua711/
Wambowe711/
Wanbuba711/
Vambueva6778/
Bombouwa675/
Banbouwa671/
Wahambowo6319/
Wombowo571/
Wanboube531/
Bonbouwa531/
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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 Wambuwa
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