Wamb Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2781:29,3303,352
Kenya881:524,77226,127
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimb8985/
Wambz891/
Weamb891/
Wambd891/
Bamb751,839/
Wamp75804/
Womb75322/
Wemb7585/
Vamb755/
Wamv754/
Uamb751/
Wanb751/
Waaimbd731/
Bambh673,316/
Hvamb6773/
Wampe6728/
Bammb6727/
Waimp6725/
Baumb6711/
Weimb672/
Waump672/
Baimb671/
Wombz671/
Vaimb671/
Vambh671/
Weamp670/
Wombs670/

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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
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  • 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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