Wandabwa Surname

155,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wandabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2621:20,4162,356
Uganda5521:70,7237,840
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wandabwa (637) may also be a first name.

Wandabwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wandabwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wandabwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 155,005th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,575,105 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wandabwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wandabwa is also the 329,714th most numerous first name in the world, held by 637 people.

The surname Wandabwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,262 people, or 1 in 20,416. In Kenya Wandabwa is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 56 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 23 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Wandabwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Wandabwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wandabwa surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Wandabwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandaba9336/
Wandapwa881/
Wanadaba881/
Wendabwa881/
Wandab861/
Windabawa825/
Wandabi80121/
Wantaba8039/
Wandabe802/
Wondaba801/
Wandabu801/
Wandaipa751/
Waindabe751/
Wantebwa751/
Wandabou751/
Weindaba751/
Wandhabi751/
Wandby7118/
Wandib7115/
Wandap718/
Wandbe711/
Waendoeboewa701/
Wandiba671,395/
Wandeba671,352/
Wandoba67184/
Wandibe67109/
Windhab6766/
Wandipa6762/
Wanduba6750/
Wandeby6736/
Wandibo6728/
Wandobi6718/
Wantapa6716/
Wandebe676/
Wantabe674/
Wandubi672/
Wandubu672/
Wandape672/
Wandobe671/
Wandibi671/
Wandebi671/
Wandobo671/
Wandibu671/
Wandebu671/
Wandebo671/
Wantabu671/
Wendabo671/
Wanndbo671/
Bandavva637/
Bandabbe634/
Bondavva5021/

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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
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  • 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 Wandabwa
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