Wambwe Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wambwe 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
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567

Wambwe Last Name Facts

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

Wambwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wambwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wambwe is the 1,222,957th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wambwe live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania Wambwe is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 86 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 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
Wambwa831,530/
Wambue837/
Vambwe831/
Wombwe831/
Wamboue773/
Wanmbwa771/
Wambwaya711/
Wambui67224,046/
Bambue673/
Bampwe672/
Vambwa671/
Wanbue671/
Wombwa671/
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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 Wambwe
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