Wavomba Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wavomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wavomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4091:112,9099,598
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wavomba (10) may also be a first name.

Wavomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wavomba occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wavomba.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavomba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 684,148th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wavomba are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 112,909. In Kenya Wavomba is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 22 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Wavomba occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wavomba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wavomba surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wavomba earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawomba866/
Wovomba861/
Wavamba861/
Bavomba861/
Waboomba802/
Waboimba801/
Wabombah801/
Wabhomba801/
Waabomba801/
Wobomba71313/
Babomba71230/
Bowamba71118/
Wobamba713/
Wabonba711/
Bavamba711/
Bawomba711/
Bowomba711/
Wowamba711/
Wawamba711/
Bowambai6768/
Bowambay6727/
Wasuamba6720/
Baboumba679/
Vasvamba677/
Waswamba674/
Bawambai671/
Wahwemba671/
Wewoumba671/

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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 Wavomba
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