Wakamba Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Wakamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 718 | 1:102,896 | 11,465 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wakamba (106) may also be a first name.
Wakamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakamba is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakamba is the 449,900th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakamba live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 106 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 102,896. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaimba | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wakhamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waikamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakambaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakahamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakemba | 86 | 103 | / |
| Wakomba | 86 | 93 | / |
| Wakambi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wakambo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vakamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waikomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekhamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vakambah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakoumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baikamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakhemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waikhomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakasinba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wekomba | 71 | 794 | / |
| Wakombo | 71 | 88 | / |
| Vakambi | 71 | 75 | / |
| Wakombe | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wokemba | 71 | 25 | / |
| Wokomba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wakembo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wokambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekhomba | 67 | 283 | / |
| Boikamba | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wakoimbi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bockamba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vakoumba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakhombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakaumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakambey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakambei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakombos | 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 Wakamba
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