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
Wamambo is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 702,422nd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wamambo reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 31 people.
The surname Wamambo is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 43,984. In Zimbabwe Wamambo is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 29 percent live, Midlands Province, where 26 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
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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