Wamboe Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wamboe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wamboe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamboe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamboe occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wamboe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamboe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamboe is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Wamboe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wamboe live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 94 percent reside and North Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Wamboe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanmboe | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wambou | 83 | 101 | / |
| Wamboo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wambeu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wambae | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vamboe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Womboe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wambout | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waimbou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamboua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wambohi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamboui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambooi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wambu | 73 | 2,801 | / |
| Wambujje | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wambui | 67 | 224,046 | / |
| Bambou | 67 | 412 | / |
| Womboo | 67 | 171 | / |
| Wambau | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wanbou | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wambuu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vambou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wombou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waimbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wambuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wambut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanboe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vomboe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wombae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwambu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambuz | 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
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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 Wamboe
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