Wanyambe Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wanyambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Wanyambe (76) may also be a first name.
Wanyambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyambe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyambe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Wanyambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wanyambe live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most common first name globally, held by 76 people.
The last name Wanyambe is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Wanyambe is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 53 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 40 percent live and Midlands Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyamber | 94 | 35 | / |
| Wainyambe | 94 | 28 | / |
| Wanyambi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wanyamba | 88 | 5 | / |
| Banyambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aiyambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yambe | 77 | 5,806 | / |
| Waniambi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wanjamba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Banyambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yambey | 71 | 212 | / |
| Yamber | 71 | 112 | / |
| Hyambe | 71 | 84 | / |
| Ayombe | 71 | 55 | / |
| Yambea | 71 | 47 | / |
| Yambei | 71 | 46 | / |
| Yambee | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yambeu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yambie | 71 | 14 | / |
| Yambes | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jaambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yambed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yambeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yambet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yiambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayombee | 67 | 178 | / |
| Hyamber | 67 | 59 | / |
| Hayombe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyambee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yahambe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayombie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jahambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiyamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiamber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyambi | 67 | 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 Wanyambe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis