Wambor Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wambor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wambor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2171:37,5754,533
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wambor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wambor is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wambor is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wambor reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 37,575. In Papua New Guinea Wambor is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 87 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 5 percent reside and New Ireland, where 4 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wambore922/
Wambour922/
Wambord921/
Wamboure862/
Wambur83165/
Bambor83128/
Wambar8319/
Vambor831/
Wambare7780/
Wambure7717/
Bambour777/
Waimbar771/
Wambuir770/
Wambhure718/
Vambhore716/
Uambhore711/
Wainbour711/
Bambur67360/
Bambar67136/
Bombor6772/
Woumboure6756/
Banbor6753/
Bahamborh6717/
Vambar677/
Wonbor671/
Bańbor671/

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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 Wambor
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