Owamba Surname
Approximately 775 people bear this surname
Owamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 650 | 1:113,661 | 12,476 |
| Congo | 120 | 1:41,576 | 3,928 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Owamba (24) may also be a first name.
Owamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owamba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owamba is the 441,383rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,403,285 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owamba live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Owamba is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 113,661. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owambay | 92 | 27 | / |
| Owambai | 92 | 4 | / |
| Howamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owambo | 83 | 402 | / |
| Awamba | 83 | 255 | / |
| Ovamba | 83 | 69 | / |
| Owambi | 83 | 55 | / |
| Obamba | 83 | 52 | / |
| Uwamba | 83 | 27 | / |
| Owomba | 83 | 12 | / |
| Owambe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ewamba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awambah | 77 | 30 | / |
| Awambai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Oubamba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Uweamba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awambay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hawamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owambot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aswamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwasimba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uwasmbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwatimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obambi | 67 | 9,961 | / |
| Obambo | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Abamba | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Ubamba | 67 | 1,144 | / |
| Awambi | 67 | 615 | / |
| Obomba | 67 | 606 | / |
| Ovambe | 67 | 586 | / |
| Ewomba | 67 | 425 | / |
| Awambe | 67 | 370 | / |
| Abomba | 67 | 247 | / |
| Obambe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Avomba | 67 | 158 | / |
| Obamby | 67 | 60 | / |
| Awomba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Owombo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Uwambe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ubomba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ewambo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awambo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ovambo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uwanba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Evamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwambo | 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
- 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 Owamba
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