Awamba Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Awamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 191 | 1:108,739 | 12,726 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Awamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awamba has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awamba is the 1,001,271st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Awamba reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 108,739. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 32 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Awamba is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awambah | 92 | 30 | / |
| Awambai | 92 | 21 | / |
| Awambay | 92 | 4 | / |
| Hawamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awanmba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aswamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abamba | 83 | 1,229 | / |
| Owamba | 83 | 775 | / |
| Awambi | 83 | 615 | / |
| Awambe | 83 | 370 | / |
| Awomba | 83 | 55 | / |
| Awambo | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ewamba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awanba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abambay | 77 | 503 | / |
| Habamba | 77 | 189 | / |
| Owambay | 77 | 27 | / |
| Awhambe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aweambi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Owambai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awoumba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Avambah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awombas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awambou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aveamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aiwambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aywambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanmbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awamber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awaimbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awatimbi | 71 | 89 | / |
| Havambai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Habaamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awaambey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awuaambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewomba | 67 | 425 | / |
| Owambo | 67 | 402 | / |
| Abomba | 67 | 247 | / |
| Awombo | 67 | 169 | / |
| Avambo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Avomba | 67 | 158 | / |
| Abambi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ovamba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Owambi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Obamba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Avambe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Awombi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Abambe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ewambo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awembo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Awanbe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owomba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abambo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owambe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awanbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Evamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awomby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awombe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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