Awamba Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1911:108,73912,726
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Awamba Last Name Facts

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

Awamba is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awamba? popularity and diffusion

Awamba is the 1,001,271st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awamba are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Awamba is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 108,739. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 32 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awambah9230/
Awambai9221/
Awambay924/
Hawamba921/
Awanmba921/
Aswamba921/
Abamba831,229/
Owamba83775/
Awambi83615/
Awambe83370/
Awomba8355/
Awambo8317/
Ewamba832/
Awanba831/
Abambay77503/
Habamba77189/
Owambay7727/
Awhambe777/
Aweambi774/
Owambai774/
Awoumba772/
Avambah772/
Awombas771/
Awambou771/
Aveamba771/
Aiwambi771/
Hawemba771/
Howamba771/
Aywambi771/
Awanmbe771/
Awamber771/
Awaimbo771/
Awatimbi7189/
Havambai713/
Habaamba712/
Awaambey711/
Awuaambe711/
Ewomba67425/
Owambo67402/
Abomba67247/
Awombo67169/
Avambo67160/
Avomba67158/
Abambi67128/
Ovamba6769/
Owambi6755/
Obamba6752/
Avambe6748/
Awombi6741/
Abambe6729/
Ewambo6721/
Awembo6716/
Awanbe6715/
Owomba6712/
Abambo677/
Owambe676/
Awanbi672/
Evamba672/
Awomby671/
Ewanba671/
Avemba671/
Avamva671/
Awombe671/

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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
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  • 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 Awamba
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