Wouamba Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Wouamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 123 | 1:168,854 | 18,087 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
Wouamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wouamba is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,581,912th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wouamba reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 168,854. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 65 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 16 percent are found and West Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wouambo | 86 | 43 | / |
| Bouamba | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wouambe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Vouamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wouambou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahoumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woambeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boamba | 77 | 219 | / |
| Waomba | 77 | 127 | / |
| Woambe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Uaomba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouambo | 71 | 499 | / |
| Bouanba | 71 | 147 | / |
| Buhamba | 71 | 97 | / |
| Bohamba | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bouambi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Bouambe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wajomba | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wayomba | 71 | 13 | / |
| Baoumba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wouanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wauomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouambé | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouanbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weyomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahounba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woanbeah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waihomba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahoumba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wojiambo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouhanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiyamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouanboh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wouamba
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