Wanba Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wanba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2731:76,0779,412
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wanba (27) may also be a first name.

Wanba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanba has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 714,947th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wanba are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 76,077. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 58 percent reside, Centre Region, where 16 percent reside and North Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanbai91201/
Wanmba9136/
Wanbap915/
Wanbay913/
Wainba912/
Wannba911/
Waanbah8335/
Wanbach832/
Weanbah831/
Wamba8018,270/
Banba807,281/
Wanbi801,048/
Wanbe80110/
Wanbo8092/
Vanba8010/
Wonba807/
Wanby805/
Wanbastt771/
Wambai733,217/
Waimba73788/
Wambaa73348/
Wambea73108/
Wambau7370/
Wambay7346/
Wanbou7334/
Wonbah7330/
Vanbai7328/
Wanmbo7324/
Wanbui7321/
Banbai7313/
Wanbee7312/
Wanbei7310/
Waumba738/
Hwanbe737/
Banbay737/
Banbha736/
Wanbey734/
Whanbo733/
Vannba733/
Bainba733/
Hwamba732/
Wanmbe732/
Wounba732/
Wainbi732/
Vanbay732/
Wanvai732/
Waamba732/
Wahmba731/
Banbaj731/
Beanba731/
Wainva731/
Vwamba731/
Vanbas731/
Vanboa731/
Wainbo731/
Wambha731/
Hwanbo731/
Wannbo731/
Vaanba731/
Wainby730/
Watinbach710/
Wattenbach67372/
Wambaja6727/
Vanbait6713/
Woinbai6713/
Waineby6712/
Wambaha6711/
Vanbach6711/
Bainbai675/
Waimbai674/
Wambuha673/
Baanbaa673/
Banbeau673/
Wambeha672/
Wamboha672/
Wainmbo672/
Wainber672/
Weinbau672/
Vainbai671/
Weinbai671/
Baynbai671/
Waynber671/
Vanbaah671/
Bainbah671/
Wounbah671/
Wanmboi671/
Wanmbou671/
Wahanbe671/
Wanbeth671/
Bainbay671/
Wanmbui671/
Wasinbi671/
Vannbat671/
Wuambai671/
Watenby670/
Waisenbach670/
Wanbish670/
Wotinba670/
Wambatt670/

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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 Wanba
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