Wanguba Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanguba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanguba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
Tanzania1371:386,43527,768
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanguba (101) may also be a first name.

Wanguba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanguba is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wanguba.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanguba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 688,723rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. Wanguba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanguba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 101 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 158,694. In Kenya Wanguba is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Wanguba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanguba last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wang'uba93312/
Wanghuba934/
Wang'ubha884/
Wangubo86843/
Wangoba8612/
Wangubi8612/
Wonguba861/
Wangumpa805/
Wangubho805/
Wangobo71190/
Wangobi71108/
Wangobe7142/
Bonguba711/
Bangube711/
Wongoba711/
Wongumpai631/
Woingoube631/
Wongoubou631/
Weinguber631/
Wongaumpai594/
Vanguvo571/
Bongubi571/

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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 Wanguba
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