Huambo Surname

87,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Huambo Surname User-submission:

The surname Huambo or Guambo comes from the Quechua term for 'small watercraft', such as canoe.

Huambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola5,1271:5,264734
Peru2281:139,4047,673
Ecuador1041:152,9417,134
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Huambo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Huambo or Guambo comes from the Quechua term for 'small watercraft', such as canoe.

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Huambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huambo is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Huambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,821st most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,331,302 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Huambo live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Angola, where it is borne by 5,127 people, or 1 in 5,264. Apart from Angola this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 4 percent are found and Ecuador, where 2 percent are found.

Huambo Last Name Statistics demography

Huambo earn a lot more than the average income. In Peru they earn 40.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,270 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huambos9214/
Huamboy9211/
Chuambo921/
Hwambo8324/
Huamba8312/
Huanbo835/
Whambo835/
Hbambo831/
Hvambo831/
Chuanbo7712/
Chuamba772/
Khuamba771/
Juamboh771/
Guhambo771/
Bambo7348,897/
Uamba7311,138/
Wambo733,962/
Vambo73481/
Uombo738/
Vuatembo711/
Wamboi677,223/
Waimbo67610/
Bamboo67434/
Bambou67412/
Bamboi67225/
Baimbo67160/
Wambou67101/
Voumbo6767/
Vamboi6763/
Vhombo6751/
Wanmbo6724/
Vambou6721/
Weambo6720/
Bamboj6714/
Juombo6713/
Bambho6712/
Bamboy6710/
Wamboo678/
Boumbo678/
Wamboh675/
Vwambo674/
Vuamba673/
Woumbo673/
Buombo673/
Whanbo673/
Wamboy672/
Banmbo672/
Hwamba672/
Vamboh671/
Wambos671/
Beambo671/
Hwanbo671/
Vhamba671/
Bambuo671/
Hbamba671/
Baambo671/
Vamboo671/
Juamba671/
Vgambo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Huambo
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