Fuambe Surname

91,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Fuambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,1931:7,5181,313
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fuambe (90) may also be a first name.

Fuambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuambe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fuambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuambe is the 91,662nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,395,547 people. Fuambe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fuambe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Fuambe is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 90 people.

Fuambe is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,193 people, or 1 in 7,518. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 41 percent reside, Zombo District, where 35 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda Fuambe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuamber921/
Fuambeh921/
Fuamba833,685/
Fwambe83356/
Buambe8327/
Fuambi8324/
Fuanbe831/
Fwamba677,898/
Buambi67144/
Fwambi675/
Fwanbe672/
Fwombe671/
Buambai629/
Fuanewe625/
Fuamwai623/
Buhambi621/
Fuanbui621/
Bwombe5032/
Buamui502/
Bbamwe502/
Buanue501/
Bbambi501/

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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 Fuambe
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