Wambeck Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Singapore

Wambeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wambeck Last Name Facts

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

Wambeck is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambeck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Wambeck reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 48 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 48 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 23 percent are found and Singapore, where 17 percent are found.

Wambeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wambeck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wambeck surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambecke9355/
Wambheck930/
Wasembeck8894/
Wambeke86731/
Wambeek86407/
Bambeck86250/
Wambecq8692/
Vambeck8642/
Wanbeck860/
Wassembeck821/
Baumbeck8059/
Waimbeke801/
Bambeick801/
Vambek771/
Wombek770/
Wahnbeack756/
Wasenbeck751/
Vanbeck71290/
Wanbecq715/
Vambeek715/
Wanbeke714/
Wanbick713/
Vambeik712/
Vombeck712/
Waimbekgue711/
Banbeck711/
Wombeke711/
Bombeeck67416/
Weinbeck67296/
Baumbick6759/
Vanbeeck6715/
Wannbäck6712/
Vanbeick674/
Boumbeck672/
Böhmbeck671/
Bambuick670/
Boombeck670/

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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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  • 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 Wambeck
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