Wangubo Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wangubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wangubo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3491:111,86010,874
Kenya2601:177,61513,398
Tanzania2131:248,55220,077
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Wangubo (20) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wangubo Demographics

Wangubo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wangubo Last Name Facts

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

Wangubo is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wangubo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangubo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 413,383rd most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. The last name Wangubo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangubo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 111,860. In Uganda Wangubo is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 38 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 15 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.

Wangubo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangubho935/
Wanguba86430/
Wangobo86190/
Wang'uba80312/
Wanghuba804/
Wang'ubha754/
Wongoubou751/
Wangoba7112/
Vanguvo711/
Wonguba711/
Wangumpa675/
Wonggumpoo593/
Wonghumpoo591/
Wongoba571/
Bonguba571/
Wonggumphoo561/
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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 Wangubo
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