Waraba Surname
Approximately 743 people bear this surname
Waraba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 320 | 1:121,998 | 11,543 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| Kenya | 136 | 1:339,558 | 20,421 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Ivory Coast | 62 | 1:372,117 | 13,068 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Waraba (5,756) may also be a first name.
Waraba Demographics
Waraba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waraba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waraba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waraba is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waraba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 455,757th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The last name Waraba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Waraba are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 87,993rd most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 5,756 people.
Waraba is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 121,998. In Uganda Waraba is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 63 percent reside, Mbale District, where 15 percent reside and Bududa District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 18 percent reside.
Waraba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Waraba surname is principally 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
- 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 Waraba
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