Gouamba Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Gouamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1111:44,9474,237
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Gabon41:472,2983,618
France21:33,211,361423,184

Gouamba (58) may also be a first name.

Gouamba Last Name Facts

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

Gouamba is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,471,719th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Gouamba live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 58 people.

The surname Gouamba is most common in The Congo, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 44,947. In The Congo Gouamba is primarily concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 87 percent live, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 10 percent live and Niari Department, where 1 percent live. Beside The Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Gouamba Last Name Statistics demography

Gouamba earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngouamba931,908/
Ouamba922,235/
Goamba924/
Gouambe8613/
Ngoamba8610/
Ouambas869/
Ouambat864/
Gouambo863/
Goamboa863/
Houamba862/
Guhamba861/
Oamba830/
Ngouambe80292/
Ngouambi8018/
Ngouambo8017/
Ngouomba809/
Ugioumba804/
Gouambou803/
Gohoumba801/
Ajouamba801/
Gouhambo801/
Ouambo77979/
Ohamba77123/
Uhamba7749/
Hoamba776/
Goanba771/
Ouanba771/
Goambe771/
Ouomba771/
Ngouambou7557/
Ngaoumbai752/
Houambo71197/
Gouombo7191/
Gayomba7139/
Ngoambe7123/
Ngaomba7121/
Ouambou7110/
Ahoumba715/
Houanba712/
Ouambot711/
Agiamba711/
Guhambo711/
Gouombi711/
Ngoanba711/
Ngoambi711/
Ogiamba711/
Gahomba711/
Goyomba711/
Gohomba711/
Ghouombe6750/
Ngouombi6747/
Ngouombo6735/
Gohoumbo6720/
Ngouombe6711/
Goanbeah676/
Houamboh673/
Houambou673/
Ngouanbe672/
Gouhiombaud671/
Houambot671/
Oyehamba671/
Ngouonba671/
Gouanwau671/
Gohounba671/
Hahoumba671/
Aomba671/

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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 Gouamba
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