Wandamba Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Wandamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wandamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wandamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wandamba is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wandamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Wandamba? popularity and diffusion
Wandamba is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wandamba reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wandamba is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 90 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandaimba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wandomba | 88 | 27 | / |
| Wandemba | 88 | 16 | / |
| Bandamba | 88 | 5 | / |
| Wandambo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wondamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bandambai | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bandambay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bondamba | 75 | 300 | / |
| Bandomba | 75 | 261 | / |
| Bandambo | 75 | 75 | / |
| Wandembo | 75 | 62 | / |
| Bandambe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wandombe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vandanbat | 71 | 65 | / |
| Vandanbai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boindamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bondomba | 63 | 288 | / |
| Bandombe | 63 | 34 | / |
| Bondambi | 63 | 22 | / |
| Vandomber | 59 | 16 | / |
| Boundomba | 59 | 4 | / |
| Bandamwei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bondambou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vandanvad | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bandanvaj | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vandanbosch | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bondombe | 50 | 490 | / |
| Bondombo | 50 | 97 | / |
| Bondombi | 50 | 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
- 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 Wandamba
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