Wanuba Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241

Wanuba Last Name Facts

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

Wanuba is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanuba? popularity and diffusion

Wanuba is the 2,136,387th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Wanuba are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 63 percent live, Bududa District, where 20 percent live and Mukono District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanhuba921/
Wanoba8356/
Waniba8328/
Banuba835/
Wanube832/
Banubai7747/
Wanaubi7727/
Wangubi7712/
Banouba771/
Wanuubo771/
Vanubai771/
Vanubhai7124/
Banubhai7121/
Wangubho715/
Banhouba712/
Banubi67206/
Wanibo67154/
Weniba6742/
Woniba6726/
Banuva6715/
Vanubi679/
Wanobi674/
Wonube671/
Banubo671/
Beaunauba670/

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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 Wanuba
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