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

The surname Wandalo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wandalo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name internationally, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Wandalo is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent are found, Busia County, where 1 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 46 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Wandalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the 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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