Widambe Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Widambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Widambe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2201:240,64419,599
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Widambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widambe is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Widambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Widambe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Widambe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Widambe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 240,644. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 61 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widombe861/
Weidembe801/
Wedembe7127/
Vedambe716/
Bedambe714/
Bidombe713/
Vidambi711/
Buidombe671/
Bidoumbe671/
Vidambai671/
Vaidambhi631/
Bedambi5730/
Bidanve576/
Vedamba574/
Bedombe571/
Bedoumbe5311/
Vedhamba531/
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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 Widambe
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