Wahamba Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Wahamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wahamba (55) may also be a first name.
Wahamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahamba is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wahamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,674,734th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wahamba reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 55 people.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Aside from The DR Congo Wahamba exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuahamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waamba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wahmba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahumba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wamba | 83 | 18,270 | / |
| Wambai | 77 | 3,217 | / |
| Waimba | 77 | 788 | / |
| Wambaa | 77 | 348 | / |
| Baamba | 77 | 285 | / |
| Wambea | 77 | 108 | / |
| Wambau | 77 | 70 | / |
| Wambay | 77 | 46 | / |
| Huamba | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waumba | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waemba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Whambo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wambah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hwamba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vaamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hbamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vhamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vwamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambaha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Waimbai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wamboha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wuambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahmboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambatt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bamba | 67 | 408,294 | / |
| Womba | 67 | 15,706 | / |
| Uamba | 67 | 11,138 | / |
| Wambo | 67 | 3,962 | / |
| Wemba | 67 | 3,834 | / |
| Vamba | 67 | 791 | / |
| Wambaaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wambaach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambauch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wammbach | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wambault | 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 Wahamba
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