Ouambo Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ouambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5861:35,4424,762
Benin2781:37,1784,802
Burkina Faso881:208,5474,454
England71:7,959,723202,100
France71:9,488,960336,266
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ouambo (660) may also be a first name.

Ouambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouambo is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouambo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 367,731st most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. The surname Ouambo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ouambo live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 323,152nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 660 people.

Ouambo is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 35,442. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, West Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 28 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houambo92197/
Ouambou9210/
Gouambo923/
Ouambot921/
Gouambou863/
Houamboh863/
Houambou863/
Houambot861/
Gouhambo861/
Ouamba832,235/
Ouombo8312/
Hoambo8310/
Ouanbo831/
Ojiambo7721,438/
Gouamba77144/
Gouombo7791/
Ojjambo7722/
Houanbo7721/
Ouambas779/
Ouambat774/
Aoumbot772/
Houamba772/
Ohoumbo771/
Guhambo771/
Aombo7362/
Oamba730/
Gohoumbo7120/
Ayeoumbo712/
Ojiamboh711/
Ahoumbot711/
Oijiambo711/
Aïhoumbo711/
Ajouamba711/
Ajoambou711/
Ojiammbo711/
Ahombo672,761/
Ayombo671,119/
Oyombo67985/
Eyombo67130/
Ohamba67123/
Ojombo6780/
Uhamba6749/
Yeambo6731/
Ohombo6727/
Hoamba676/
Ayehoumbo676/
Ajombo675/
Goamba674/
Gaombo673/
Ouanvo672/
Ahoumboth671/
Âgambo671/
Aomboa671/
Auombo671/
Ouanba671/
Ouomba671/
Ohanbo671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ouambo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis