Wambei Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wambei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wambei (8) may also be a first name.
Wambei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wambei is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambei? popularity and diffusion
Wambei is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wambei occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambei reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wambei is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 8 people.
Wambei is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Wambei
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