Waomba Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waomba (194) may also be a first name.

Waomba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waomba occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waomba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Waomba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waomba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 651,944th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 194 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya Waomba is most common in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Waomba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Waomba surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajomba9216/
Wayomba9213/
Wauomba921/
Waihomba864/
Wahoumba861/
Baomba8383/
Waombo8310/
Woamba831/
Uaomba831/
Waombe831/
Wouamba77129/
Wayombo7738/
Bahomba7724/
Baoumba776/
Wayombi773/
Wajombe771/
Weyomba771/
Wayombe771/
Waiyombi7110/
Wahounba716/
Bahoumba713/
Bahombai711/
Woambeah711/
Baombo67363/
Boamba67219/
Baombe6787/
Baombi6721/
Uaumba678/
Woambe672/

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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 Waomba
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