Wamba Surname

29,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7,2871:2,850336
DR Congo7,2791:10,1501,255
Congo1,2981:3,844621
Tanzania6191:85,5288,689
Nigeria4851:365,24319,546
Argentina4011:106,5929,020
Papua New Guinea3431:23,7722,611
France1171:567,71676,560
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Spain771:607,16928,212
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Niger201:959,60121,357
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England181:3,095,448105,421
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Macau11:601,6301,582
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wamba (594) may also be a first name.

Wamba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wamba (Oriya: ଶବର) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,343rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 398,880 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wamba live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 343,155th most widely held first name globally It is held by 594 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 7,287 people, or 1 in 2,850. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 34 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 27 percent reside and West Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and The Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Wamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wamba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wamba surname rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wamba last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.72% less than the national average, earning R 74,340 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning $33,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambai913,217/
Waimba91788/
Wambaa91348/
Wambea91108/
Wambau9170/
Wambay9146/
Wanmba9136/
Waumba918/
Waemba916/
Wambah915/
Hwamba912/
Waamba912/
Wambha911/
Wahmba911/
Vwamba911/
Wahamba83118/
Wambaja8327/
Wambaha8311/
Wahumba835/
Waimbai834/
Wambuha833/
Wambeha832/
Wamboha832/
Wambahu831/
Wuambai831/
Wambatt830/
Bamba80408,294/
Womba8015,706/
Wambi8011,774/
Uamba8011,138/
Wambo803,962/
Wemba803,834/
Wambe802,400/
Vamba80791/
Wanba80409/
Wamby8030/
Wambé802/
Wamva801/
Wambaaya778/
Wassemba771/
Wambaach771/
Wajsemba771/
Wuahamba771/
Wasimbah771/
Wammbach770/
Wambauch770/
Wambault770/
Wambui73224,046/
Wamboi737,223/
Baimba735,457/
Wambes731,110/
Waimbo73610/
Baumba73586/
Bambai73352/
Baamba73285/
Woumba73257/
Bambha73205/
Wanbai73201/
Hwemba73137/
Wambou73101/
Wombai7382/
Bambau7380/
Wanbah7364/
Woimba7363/
Waimbe7344/
Hwambe7341/
Wambie7336/
Bambay7334/
Vambai7333/
Bambea7327/
Wanmbo7324/
Hwambo7324/
Beamba7322/
Wombay7321/
Wombah7321/
Weambo7320/
Waimbi7320/
Huamba7312/
Vambah7311/
Weimba7311/
Wambet738/
Wamboo738/
Vaimba737/
Wambeu737/
Vambas735/
Weambe735/
Wembah735/
Whambo735/
Wamboh735/
Wanbap735/
Vaemba734/
Wambei734/
Wambii734/
Vambea734/
Vwambo734/
Whamby733/
Wgambe733/
Bammba733/
Bambaa733/
Vuamba733/
Wanbay733/
Wambey733/
Wanmbe732/
Wainba732/
Wambed732/
Wamboy732/
Weambi732/
Waembo731/
Whemba731/
Vhamba731/
Wambeh731/
Wannba731/
Wambee731/
Hbamba731/
Wuambe731/
Vaamba731/
Wembaa731/
Wembea731/
Weemba731/
Wambos731/
Wammbi731/
Waambe731/
Waambi731/
Wambyi731/
Watembach7179/
Wacheemba711/
Waanbah6735/
Wasimbo6727/
Watimbi6721/
Baimbai6719/
Woimbai6711/
Baymbay676/
Bambhai676/
Wosemba675/
Beambai674/
Wombaya674/
Wambout674/
Bambhaj673/
Wainmbo672/
Watembi672/
Wanbach672/
Waimbou672/
Baambai671/
Wamboid671/
Wambott671/
Wombach671/
Watimbe671/
Vasimba671/
Vambach671/
Baimbay671/
Weanbah671/
Watimbo671/
Wasembe671/
Wasembo671/
Wanmboi671/
Wanmbou671/
Veambea671/
Wahmboh671/
Wahambe671/
Wambuui671/
Wosimba671/
Woombah671/
Wombeha671/
Baumbah671/
Bambhay671/
Waambui671/
D'Uamba671/
Wanmbui671/
Waimboi671/
Wwambui671/
Wombash670/
Wambeer670/
Wombatt670/

Wamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wamba in the Oriya language
ଶବରsabara-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wamba
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