Wenamba Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wenamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Wenamba Last Name Facts

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

Wenamba has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Wenamba occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wenamba are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 98 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenambo86136/
Winamba8629/
Wanamba867/
Venamba866/
Benambai801/
Wengomba801/
Wanemba7154/
Wanomba7129/
Wanambo7123/
Binamba7111/
Benambo712/
Benanba712/
Venambo711/
Wonambo711/
Wonemba711/
Vanamba711/
Wanhemba6719/
Vinhamba671/
Benaumbe671/
Wanaimbo671/
Wenoumbou635/
Vanambhai631/
Binambi5796/
Wanombo5740/
Vanemba577/
Benombe573/
Benanbi572/
Wananbo572/
Benanbe571/
Bainambi5317/
Venembuo531/
Wanoimbo531/
Bainombai5034/
Bainombay501/
Vinambith501/

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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 Wenamba
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