Ouambo Surname
Approximately 979 people bear this surname
Ouambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 586 | 1:35,442 | 4,762 |
| Benin | 278 | 1:37,178 | 4,802 |
| Burkina Faso | 88 | 1:208,547 | 4,454 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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 last name Ouambo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouambo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ouambo is the 367,731st most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ouambo are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 323,152nd most common forename globally. It is borne by 660 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 586 people, or 1 in 35,442. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 40 percent live, West Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 24 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 28 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houambo | 92 | 197 | / |
| Ouambou | 92 | 10 | / |
| Gouambo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ouambot | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gouambou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Houamboh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Houambou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Houambot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gouhambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouamba | 83 | 2,235 | / |
| Ouombo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Hoambo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ouanbo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ojiambo | 77 | 21,438 | / |
| Gouamba | 77 | 144 | / |
| Gouombo | 77 | 91 | / |
| Ojjambo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Houanbo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ouambas | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ouambat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aoumbot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Houamba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ohoumbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guhambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aombo | 73 | 62 | / |
| Oamba | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gohoumbo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ayeoumbo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojiamboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahoumbot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oijiambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aïhoumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajouamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajoambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojiammbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahombo | 67 | 2,761 | / |
| Ayombo | 67 | 1,119 | / |
| Oyombo | 67 | 985 | / |
| Eyombo | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ohamba | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ojombo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Uhamba | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yeambo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ohombo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hoamba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayehoumbo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ajombo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaombo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouanvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahoumboth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Âgambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aomboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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
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