Engamba Surname

224,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Engamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6641:12,4811,682
Congo961:51,9704,780
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France101:6,642,272293,169
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Engamba (107) may also be a first name.

Engamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engamba is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 224,900th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,030,722 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Engamba are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 107 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,664 people, or 1 in 12,481. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Engamba
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