Wayambe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wayambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Wayambe Last Name Facts

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

Wayambe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayambe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wayambe live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The surname Wayambe is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Wayambe is most prevalent in: North Region, where 50 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent live and Far North Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Wayambe exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahyambe939/
Wayamba86192/
Bayambe8689/
Wayambi8614/
Wayanbe8612/
Wayombe861/
Huayambe80114/
Bayanmbe8011/
Waimbe7744/
Weambe775/
Wyembe771/
Huayamber7514/
Wayambaya751/
Bayombe71425/
Vayambi71417/
Bayambi71290/
Wayumba71244/
Wayimba71209/
Bayanbe71138/
Bayembe7175/
Wiyamba7171/
Wayanba7127/
Buyambe7121/
Boyambe7115/
Wayomba7113/
Beyambe7110/
Wayemba717/
Wawembe717/
Bayimbe714/
Wayumbi714/
Wayombi713/
Weyamba712/
Viyambe711/
Waiumbe711/
Biyambe711/
Wajimbe711/
Wajumbe711/
Wayimbi711/
Wuyamba711/
Vayamba711/
Waynber711/
Wajombe711/
Huayamba67254/
Huayambi6749/
Bayambai6710/
Bayembey674/
Bayambay671/
Huayumbe671/

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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
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  • 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 Wayambe
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