Wambao Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Wambao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wambao (24) may also be a first name.
Wambao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wambao is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wambao is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Wambao occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wambao live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wambao is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name globally, held by 24 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 127,402. In Papua New Guinea Wambao is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 42 percent live, Western, where 39 percent live and Morobe, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimbao | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bambao | 83 | 1,800 | / |
| Wanbao | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamboua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamboha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wambuio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainbao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambaaya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wambayea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambajja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamboa | 67 | 337 | / |
| Wonbao | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vanbao | 67 | 8 | / |
| Banbao | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woinbao | 62 | 20 | / |
| Bamboua | 62 | 13 | / |
| Huanbao | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bambooa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bambouo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bambooo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bambeija | 57 | 15 | / |
| Bambaija | 57 | 8 | / |
| Woinbaou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bomboa | 50 | 110 | / |
| Banvoa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Vanboa | 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 Wambao
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