Womba Surname

33,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Womba Surname Definition:

Womba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a girl child who is born when all were expecting a son (Feminine).

Womba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo15,2961:4,830557
Liberia2661:16,5731,718
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Benin191:543,97934,804
France161:4,151,420237,746
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Womba (3,302) may also be a first name.

Womba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Womba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a girl child who is born when all were expecting a son (Feminine).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Womba Last Name Facts

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

Womba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Womba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,782nd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 463,998 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Womba reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,478th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 3,302 people.

The last name Womba is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 15,296 people, or 1 in 4,830. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Womba Last Name Statistics demography

Womba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woumba91257/
Wombai9182/
Woimba9163/
Wombay9121/
Wombah9121/
Woimbai8311/
Wosemba835/
Wombaya834/
Wombach831/
Wosimba831/
Woombah831/
Wombeha831/
Wombash830/
Wombatt830/
Bomba8028,558/
Wumba8024,165/
Wamba8018,270/
Wemba803,834/
Wombo802,597/
Wombi80810/
Wombe80486/
Womby8018/
Wonba807/
Vomba802/
Uomba802/
Womva801/
Wombaach770/
Boumba737,065/
Wambai733,217/
Bombay731,818/
Bombai73553/
Boomba73441/
Wambaa73348/
Bombaj73257/
Womboo73171/
Hwemba73137/
Wombey73123/
Wambea73108/
Bombea7393/
Woumbe7391/
Bombau7382/
Womboh7372/
Wambau7370/
Bombaa7365/
Wambay7346/
Wanmba7336/
Wonbah7330/
Buomba7327/
Wombee7315/
Woimbe7314/
Wombie7313/
Uhomba739/
Wombou739/
Waumba738/
Womboi737/
Voumba737/
Waemba736/
Wembah735/
Wambah735/
Wumbea734/
Woumbo733/
Hwamba732/
Woumbi732/
Wounba732/
Waamba732/
Wambha731/
Wahmba731/
Wombos731/
Womboy731/
Whemba731/
Wombei731/
Wonmbo731/
Wembaa731/
Wembea731/
Weemba731/
Vombat731/
Vwamba731/
Wumbah731/
Wuombe731/
Wombuo731/
Bommba731/
Boimba731/
Boymba731/
Wunmba731/
Boumbai67176/
Wahamba67118/
Bombeau6787/
Wotembe6775/
Woimbee6727/
Wambaja6727/
Bombaij6714/
Woinbai6713/
Vounmba6713/
Wambaha6711/
Boumbay677/
Wahumba675/
Woumbou673/
Vombach673/
Wambuha673/
Wambeha672/
Wamboha672/
Wambahu671/
Wounbah671/
Wuambai671/
Voumbap671/
Wusimba671/
Wutimba671/
Woumbie671/
Woumbio671/
Wosembe671/
Woimbée671/
Boumbah671/
Boumbea671/
Whomber670/
Wambatt670/
Wotinba670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Womba
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