Wenbe Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wenbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wenbe (14) may also be a first name.

Wenbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenbe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Wenbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wenbe are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wenbe is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

Wenbe is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Wenbe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Taiwan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenbeh9110/
Wenbei912/
Wenbes912/
Hwenbe911/
Wenbez911/
Weinbe911/
Weinbey830/
Wembe801,999/
Venbe8029/
Benbe8028/
Wenbi805/
Wenba805/
Wenby804/
Winbe802/
Benbey73225/
Hwembe7362/
Venber7313/
Wembie7313/
Venmbe736/
Weambe735/
Venbee735/
Benbei734/
Vwembe732/
Wembeu732/
Benbee731/
Winbee731/
Weimbe731/
Wembea731/
Wembei731/
Wenbai731/
Wembey731/
Winbey731/
Benbhe731/
Ouenbe731/
Uenber730/
Wennby730/
Uhenbeh6713/
Huenber674/
Wynnbey673/
Uhenbee671/
Vnbe671/
Weinbai671/
Winnbey671/
Wmbe671/
Winbesh670/
Wenbish670/

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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 Wenbe
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