Wassamba Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wassamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wassamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wassamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺻﻤﺐ) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassamba? popularity and diffusion
Wassamba is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Wassamba is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wassamba reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.
The surname Wassamba is most frequent in Angola, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,747,304. Outside of Angola Wassamba exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasamba | 93 | 1,553 | / |
| Washamba | 88 | 29 | / |
| Watsamba | 88 | 11 | / |
| Bassamba | 88 | 8 | / |
| Wassambo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wasambai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vassamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wasambea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wassomba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wassemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wassanba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wassambi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wassambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watshamba | 82 | 68 | / |
| Waishamba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Vaissamba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wassombat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wassoumba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baissamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasambo | 80 | 900 | / |
| Wesamba | 80 | 425 | / |
| Basamba | 80 | 364 | / |
| Wasomba | 80 | 226 | / |
| Wasemba | 80 | 55 | / |
| Wasambe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wasambi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vasamba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bassambi | 75 | 165 | / |
| Basambea | 75 | 164 | / |
| Wessambo | 75 | 103 | / |
| Wasombat | 75 | 81 | / |
| Bassambo | 75 | 33 | / |
| Baasamba | 75 | 19 | / |
| Washambe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bossamba | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bashamba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vasambea | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wachamba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bassomba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Washemba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Washomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasiambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vassomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajsemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wossambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uassambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuasomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basambai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boussamba | 71 | 2,547 | / |
| Bassoumba | 71 | 1,834 | / |
| Bassamboo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Woessambo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Basseymba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weissambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weishamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bassambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosamba | 67 | 1,304 | / |
| Basomba | 67 | 1,194 | / |
| Basambo | 67 | 930 | / |
| Basambi | 67 | 668 | / |
| Basambe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bazamba | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wasombo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vasambi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wasombe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vasambe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wosemba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wassoumbou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasanbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wosambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vassanbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
Wassamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wassamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺻﻤﺐ | wasmb | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wassamba
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