Wamb Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Wamb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 278 | 1:29,330 | 3,352 |
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wamb (92) may also be a first name.
Wamb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamb is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wamb.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamb? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 761,666th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name Wamb occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wamb are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 992,070th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 92 people.
The last name Wamb is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 29,330. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 29 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 24 percent reside and Chimbu, where 15 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Wamb exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimb | 89 | 85 | / |
| Wambz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weamb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wambd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bamb | 75 | 1,839 | / |
| Wamp | 75 | 804 | / |
| Womb | 75 | 322 | / |
| Wemb | 75 | 85 | / |
| Vamb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wamv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uamb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waaimbd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bambh | 67 | 3,316 | / |
| Hvamb | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wampe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bammb | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waimp | 67 | 25 | / |
| Baumb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weimb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waump | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baimb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wombz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaimb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vambh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weamp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wombs | 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 Wamb
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