Wambe Surname

178,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3411:55,0936,617
Cameroon5381:38,6045,166
Papua New Guinea1521:53,6436,800
Zimbabwe1501:102,92214,428
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Wambé (2) are calculated separately.

Wambe (355) may also be a first name.

Wambe Last Name Facts

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

Wambe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wambé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 178,070th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,036,477 people. The last name Wambe occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wambe live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 462,374th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 355 people.

The last name Wambe is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,341 people, or 1 in 55,093. Without taking into account The DR Congo Wambe is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wambé932/
Wambes911,110/
Wambea91108/
Waimbe9144/
Hwambe9141/
Wambie9136/
Wambet918/
Wambeu917/
Weambe915/
Wambei914/
Wgambe913/
Wambey913/
Wanmbe912/
Wambed912/
Wambeh911/
Wambee911/
Wuambe911/
Waambe911/
Wambeha832/
Watimbe831/
Wasembe831/
Wahambe831/
Wambeer830/
Wamba8018,270/
Wambi8011,774/
Bambe807,100/
Vambe806,150/
Wembe801,999/
Wombe80486/
Wanbe80110/
Uambe8078/
Wamby8030/
Wamve802/
Wambujje7717/
Wassembe771/
Watimber771/
Wambejje771/
Wachembe771/
Wambui73224,046/
Wamboi737,223/
Wambai733,217/
Baambe732,117/
Waimba73788/
Wambaa73348/
Bambey73233/
Wombey73123/
Woumbe7391/
Vambeh7367/
Bambei7362/
Hwembe7362/
Wambay7346/
Wanmba7336/
Vamber7335/
Bambea7327/
Vhambe7326/
Waimbi7320/
Beambe7316/
Wombee7315/
Woimbe7314/
Wombie7313/
Wembie7313/
Baimbe7312/
Wanbee7312/
Wanbei7310/
Waumba738/
Hwanbe737/
Vambee736/
Bahmbe735/
Wanbey734/
Vanmbe734/
Wambii734/
Vambea734/
Whamby733/
Baumbe733/
Huambe732/
Vaimbe732/
Hwamba732/
Wamboy732/
Waamba732/
Weambi732/
Wembeu732/
Vwembe732/
Bambee731/
Wambha731/
Wahmba731/
Wembey731/
Wanbeh731/
Wombei731/
Wembei731/
Uambee731/
Wembea731/
Wembeh731/
Weimbe731/
Wammbi731/
Waambi731/
Wuombe731/
Banmbe731/
Wambyi731/
Baïmbe731/
Bahambe67763/
Wotembe6775/
Woimbee6727/
Wambaja6727/
Watimbi6721/
Uhambee6720/
Wambaha6711/
Vasimbe674/
Uhaembe674/
Waimbai674/
Wambuha673/
Watembi672/
Vaimber672/
Wamboha672/
Wainber672/
Beambee671/
Baambee671/
Wamboid671/
Waynber671/
Wuambai671/
Wanmboi671/
Veambea671/
Wahanbe671/
Wanbeth671/
Wambuui671/
Woumbie671/
Wosembe671/
Wombeha671/
Woimbée671/
Waambui671/
Huamber671/
Wanmbui671/
Waimboi671/
Wwambui671/
Whomber670/

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