Wanambo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Wanambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanambo occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wanambo reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Wanambo is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 76 percent reside, Chimbu, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanaimbo931/
Wenambo86136/
Wanombo8640/
Banambo8622/
Wanamba867/
Wananbo862/
Wonambo861/
Banambou8020/
Wanuimbo805/
Wanoimbo801/
Wonambou801/
Wanasimba7535/
Banamba7172/
Wenamba7164/
Wanemba7154/
Wanomba7129/
Wangnanbou711/
Banombo711/
Bananbo711/
Bonambo711/
Venambo711/
Vanamba711/
Wanhemba6719/
Bounambo677/
Wangomba672/
Vounambo671/
Wongombo671/
Vasnamba671/
Bananbou671/
Wenoumbou635/
Banomba5769/
Bonombo5753/
Bonamba5721/
Vanemba577/
Venamba576/
Bananba571/
Wonemba571/
Venembuo531/
Bounambaï501/
Banhoumba501/

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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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  • 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 Wanambo
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