Wambuyi Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Wambuyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wambuyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambuyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wambuyi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wambuyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambuyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wambuyi live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambui | 92 | 224,046 | / |
| Wambayi | 86 | 421 | / |
| Wambuya | 86 | 386 | / |
| Wamboyi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wambeyi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wambuye | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wambuji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wambuii | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wambuio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwambui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waambui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamuayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wambuyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wambuui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wambuuya | 80 | 12 | / |
| Waimbuya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamboi | 77 | 7,223 | / |
| Wambai | 77 | 3,217 | / |
| Wambou | 77 | 101 | / |
| Wambau | 77 | 70 | / |
| Wambay | 77 | 46 | / |
| Wanbui | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bambui | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wambeu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bambuy | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wambei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wambey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wamboy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamboya | 71 | 1,118 | / |
| Wambaya | 71 | 1,090 | / |
| Wamboyo | 71 | 436 | / |
| Wambiya | 71 | 297 | / |
| Bambuya | 71 | 97 | / |
| Wamwayi | 71 | 91 | / |
| Wambeya | 71 | 87 | / |
| Wambaye | 71 | 81 | / |
| Wambiye | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wambayo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Wambeye | 71 | 47 | / |
| Vambayi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Womboyi | 71 | 29 | / |
| Wambuje | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wanbayi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wamuaya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wambiji | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wambayu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wambaia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wamboye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waimbai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bamueyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambeyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambout | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambuja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wambuha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamboue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bambuye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bambuji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wambaji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waimbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bombuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamboid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wembeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanmboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanboyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waimboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambujje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wambaaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wamboyop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambault | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wambauch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wambuyi
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