Wambembe Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Wambembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wambembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wambembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wambembe occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wambembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambembe are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 89,237. In Namibia Wambembe is most numerous in: Kavango East Region, where 96 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Namibia Wambembe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambemb | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wampembe | 88 | 368 | / |
| Bambembe | 88 | 56 | / |
| Wambemba | 88 | 27 | / |
| Uambembe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Wa Mpembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wa Mbembo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bombembe | 75 | 104 | / |
| Wambombo | 75 | 76 | / |
| Wambimbi | 75 | 58 | / |
| Wambomba | 75 | 37 | / |
| Wambamba | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wambimba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wampemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wambambu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wambambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wampa Wembe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wamubamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wa Mpemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambawamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wampmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambeambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wampamba | 63 | 1,257 | / |
| Bombembi | 63 | 151 | / |
| Wumbomba | 63 | 34 | / |
| Wambumop | 63 | 12 | / |
| Wampombi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wombomba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Wampambe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wampimbi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wampumbu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wombombo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamubambe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wa Mubambe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bombimbi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Wampampa | 50 | 4 | / |
| Wembamba | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Wambembe
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