Wassamba Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wassamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wassamba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wassamba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wassamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺻﻤﺐ) occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Wassamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wassamba are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

It is most commonly held in Angola, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,747,304. Without taking into account Angola this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wassamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wassamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺻﻤﺐwasmb-

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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
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