Wambewa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wambewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wambewa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903

Wambewa Last Name Facts

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

Wambewa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wambewa is the 3,274,477th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambewa live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambewo861,206/
Bambewa8621/
Wambiwa867/
Wambeba861/
Bambeawa806/
Wambewer804/
Hwambiwa802/
Waymbewer75128/
Waimbewer7542/
Bambeva7111/
Bambeba714/
Bambewi712/
Wambowo712/
Vambiwa712/
Bombewa711/
Wamwiwa711/
Wanbewo711/
Bambeeva6731/
Bambeabi6727/
Hwamwiwa671/
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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 Wambewa
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