Wandalo Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wandalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wandalo (17) may also be a first name.

Wandalo Last Name Facts

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

Wandalo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wandalo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wandalo is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

Wandalo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Wandalo is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 46 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Wandalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wandalo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Wandalo
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