Awambe Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Awambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 340 | 1:521,008 | 25,723 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Awambe (25) may also be a first name.
Awambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awambe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awambe is the 769,129th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Awambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awambe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.
Awambe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 521,008. In Nigeria Awambe is primarily found in: Benue, where 68 percent are found, Cross River, where 13 percent are found and Taraba, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awhambe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Awanmbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awamber | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awaambey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awuaambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awambi | 83 | 615 | / |
| Awamba | 83 | 255 | / |
| Ewambe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Avambe | 83 | 48 | / |
| Abambe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Awanbe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Owambe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Awembe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awombe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awhanbe | 77 | 58 | / |
| Awambai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Abambey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awambay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aweambi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abambee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aywambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayuambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aiwambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Havambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awatimbi | 71 | 89 | / |
| Awhanhbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavhambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owamba | 67 | 775 | / |
| Ewombe | 67 | 617 | / |
| Ovambe | 67 | 586 | / |
| Obambe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Avembe | 67 | 190 | / |
| Abombe | 67 | 180 | / |
| Abambi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ewambi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ewembe | 67 | 107 | / |
| Owambi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Awomba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Awombi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Evambe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Awembi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awanbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasswanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awomby | 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
- 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 Awambe
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