Wangamba Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wangamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wangamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangamba has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wangamba live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wangamba is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanghamba | 94 | 22 | / |
| Bangamba | 88 | 4,048 | / |
| Wangambi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wangomba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wangambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wangombe | 75 | 2,867 | / |
| Bangambi | 75 | 2,353 | / |
| Bangambe | 75 | 873 | / |
| Bongamba | 75 | 68 | / |
| Bangambo | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bangomba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vangemba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wangombi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wangombo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banganba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangómbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wang'ombe | 71 | 3,926 | / |
| Wango'mbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vanganbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wan'gombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangombeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongambo | 63 | 399 | / |
| Bangombe | 63 | 260 | / |
| Bongambe | 63 | 199 | / |
| Vongambi | 63 | 55 | / |
| Bongambi | 63 | 27 | / |
| Bongomba | 63 | 27 | / |
| Bangombo | 63 | 22 | / |
| Vongambe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wongombe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wongombo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wangonbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bangombi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wanging'ombe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vangombos | 59 | 25 | / |
| Wongombou | 59 | 7 | / |
| Bangoumbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boungomba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bongambee | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bongombe | 50 | 1,251 | / |
| Bongombo | 50 | 432 | / |
| Bongombi | 50 | 109 | / |
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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 Wangamba
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