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 last name Wanyambe is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wanyambe reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread first name globally, borne by 76 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Wanyambe is most common in: Harare Province, where 53 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 40 percent live and Midlands Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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