Wambuzi Surname

176,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wambuzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambuzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,4191:16,1392,516
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wambuzi (15) may also be a first name.

Wambuzi Last Name Facts

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

Wambuzi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambuzi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,728th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,010,139 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambuzi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally, held by 15 people.

The last name Wambuzi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,419 people, or 1 in 16,139. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaliro District, where 28 percent reside, Luuka District, where 17 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 9 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambuuzi931/
Wambutzi931/
Wambusi86114/
Wambugi8697/
Wanbuzi864/
Wambuza864/
Wambuji864/
Wambuci863/
Wambozi861/
Wembuzi861/
Wambutsi80347/
Wambuchi8095/
Wambueze801/
Wambuusi801/
Wamboza71890/
Wambuje7124/
Bambuze715/
Wambuse711/
Wamboci711/
Wanbuza711/
Wambujje6717/
Wambuche673/
Wambutsa671/
Waamboza671/
Wanbueze671/
Wambusee670/
Womboza571/
Bombutsi53179/
Wambotsa5370/
Bambouche503/
Woumbouse501/
Bombutshi501/

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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 Wambuzi
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