Wangwamba Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Wangwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
Wangwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangwamba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangwamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangwamba is the 1,035,555th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangwamba live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Wangwamba is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangamba | 94 | 21 | / |
| Wanguamba | 89 | 274 | / |
| Wanghamba | 89 | 22 | / |
| Wankamba | 82 | 179 | / |
| Wangambi | 82 | 9 | / |
| Wangumba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wangomba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wangambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangambu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangwambiye | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wa Ngumba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wangomb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wangmbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangmbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangambiye | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bongwambai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wangombe | 71 | 2,867 | / |
| Wungomba | 71 | 247 | / |
| Wankambi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wankomba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wangombi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongampa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangómbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wang'omb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wang'mbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wungambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wengumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wengomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanguambiye | 70 | 137 | / |
| Wang'ombe | 67 | 3,926 | / |
| Wa Ngombe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wongampai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanekomba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wunguomba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wango'mbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bongwambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wankyambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wan'gombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woingmbao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangombeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wang'embe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangbeanbee | 60 | 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 Wangwamba
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