Fwambe Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Fwambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fwambe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3221:121,24011,500
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Fwambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fwambe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 791,719th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fwambe reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Fwambe is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 121,240. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Masindi District, where 41 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 20 percent live and Hoima District, where 18 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fwamba837,898/
Fuambe835,222/
Fwembe83451/
Fwambi835/
Fwanbe832/
Fwombe831/
Fuambeh771/
Fuamber771/
Fuamba673,685/
Bwombe6732/
Buambe6727/
Fuambi6724/
Fuembe674/
Vwembe672/
Fwembi671/
Fuanbe671/
Bwambai621/
Buambi50144/
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 Fwambe
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