Ouambe Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ouambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ouambe Last Name Facts

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

Ouambe is found most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ouambe is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouambe reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Ouambe is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 74 percent are found, West Region, where 9 percent are found and East Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Ouambe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouambe9213/
Ouaimbe924/
Houambe923/
Ouambie922/
Ouaîmbe921/
Ouamba832,235/
Ohambe83809/
Uhambe83577/
Ouambi8315/
Ouanbe831/
Goambe831/
Aoumbe831/
Auambe830/
Uhambee7720/
Ahoumbe7716/
Houambi775/
Houamba772/
Ouainbe771/
Ouambio771/
Hoamber770/
Aombe7328/
Oanbe731/
Oambi731/
Oamba730/
Uhambeer711/
Oyombe67630/
Eyombe67124/
Ayombe6755/
Ohambi6741/
Ohombe6734/
Uhanbe677/
Hoamba676/
Ahombe675/
Ouanbi673/
Ajombe672/
Goamue672/
Ohamwe671/
Aombea671/
Goanbe671/
Ojombe671/
Ohanbe671/
Aombey671/
Hoamby671/
Ouanba671/
Ouomba671/
Ujombe671/
A'Ombe671/

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