Wambeek Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Wambeek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wambeek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambeek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wambeek occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambeek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 717,442nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Wambeek live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambeke | 86 | 731 | / |
| Wambeck | 86 | 75 | / |
| Vambeek | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wambecke | 80 | 55 | / |
| Waimbeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambheck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vambek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wombek | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wasembeck | 75 | 94 | / |
| Waimbegue | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wanmbegue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanbeek | 71 | 2,499 | / |
| Bambeck | 71 | 250 | / |
| Wambecq | 71 | 92 | / |
| Bombeek | 71 | 52 | / |
| Vambeck | 71 | 42 | / |
| Wanbeke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vambeik | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waimbekgue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassembeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banbeek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wombeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanbeck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bombeeck | 67 | 416 | / |
| Baumbeck | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vanbeeck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wamboyeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambeick | 67 | 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 Wambeek
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