Ouamba Surname
Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname
Ouamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 1,659 | 1:3,007 | 499 |
| Cameroon | 540 | 1:38,461 | 5,142 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ouamba (44) may also be a first name.
Ouamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ouamba is more commonly found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouamba? popularity and diffusion
Ouamba is the 189,068th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,260,647 people. The surname Ouamba is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ouamba live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ouamba is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 44 people.
Ouamba is most widely held in The Congo, where it is carried by 1,659 people, or 1 in 3,007. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 40 percent are found, Pointe-Noire Department, where 29 percent are found and Bouenza Department, where 22 percent are found. Beside The Congo this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouamba | 92 | 144 | / |
| Ouambas | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ouambat | 92 | 4 | / |
| Houamba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oamba | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ajouamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouambo | 83 | 979 | / |
| Ohamba | 83 | 123 | / |
| Uhamba | 83 | 49 | / |
| Ouambe | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ouambi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Hoamba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Goamba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ouanba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ouomba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houambo | 77 | 197 | / |
| Gouambe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ouambou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Houambi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ahoumba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ouaimbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Houambe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gouambo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Houanba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ouambie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ouambio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogiamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouambot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouaîmbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oambi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aomba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugioumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gouambou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Houamboh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Houambou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oyehamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hahoumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouhambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houambot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gohoumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ohambe | 67 | 809 | / |
| Oyomba | 67 | 620 | / |
| Uhambe | 67 | 577 | / |
| Ayomba | 67 | 336 | / |
| Ahomba | 67 | 128 | / |
| Eyomba | 67 | 112 | / |
| Ohambi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ouombo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hoambo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uhomba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohomba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aoimba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojomba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouanbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohanba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aomboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aombea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aombay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayehoumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aotmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoamby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auambe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ouamba
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