Wamambo Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Wamambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 351 | 1:43,984 | 6,768 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wamambo (31) may also be a first name.
Wamambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamambo occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamambo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamambo is the 702,422nd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wamambo are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name internationally, held by 31 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 43,984. In Zimbabwe Wamambo is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 29 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamamba | 86 | 78 | / |
| Wamembo | 86 | 59 | / |
| Wemambo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bamambo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wamombo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vamambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamachimbo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Woimambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamatemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bomambo | 71 | 178 | / |
| Bamamba | 71 | 100 | / |
| Wamemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baamamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamhemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasmamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemombou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomombo | 57 | 170 | / |
| Bamomba | 57 | 41 | / |
| Wemomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bomamba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Womemba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uamanbaha | 50 | 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 Wamambo
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