Vamu Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Vamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India701:10,958,077204,613
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Vamu (92) may also be a first name.

Vamu Last Name Facts

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

Vamu (Hindi: वामू, Marathi: वामू) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Vamu reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 992,070th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 92 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 50 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 23 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent live. Apart from India Vamu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamau89270/
Vammu89113/
Vamou8926/
Vamut8926/
Veamu8919/
Vasmu8914/
Vaimu899/
Vwamu895/
Vamus893/
Vamgu892/
Vaamu892/
Vaemu891/
Vatmu891/
Vamuh891/
Vaumu891/
Vuamu891/
Vamush8067/
Vasmut8034/
Vammus8016/
Vasmus802/
Vamhuy802/
Vamaud801/
Vammud801/
Vaihmu801/
Vamaup801/
Vameus801/
Vammou801/
Vemu755,645/
Bamu752,294/
Wamu752,259/
Famu75198/
Vomu7511/
Uamu7510/
Vasmout735/
Vasmuth731/
Vaimeou731/
Vasmuss731/
Bamou672,649/
Famau67909/
Bhamu67698/
Wamui67664/
Bamus67419/
Waimu67337/
Wamou67287/
Mpamu67283/
Bamut67281/
Wahmu67216/
Bamuh67199/
Famou67198/
Baimu6771/
Famus6760/
Vommu6754/
Baamu6752/
Bammu6750/
Bameu6723/
Waymu6718/
Wamuu6717/
Famut6717/
Veemu6714/
Bamau6714/
Vamoe6713/
Wamau6713/
Fatmu6711/
Faamu6711/
Weamu6711/
Bamud6710/
Phamu679/
Basmu678/
Faimu678/
Bamui677/
Voomu676/
Famud675/
Wamuh675/
Fahmu675/
Vemmu674/
Bamuu674/
Waamu674/
Waumu673/
Faemu673/
Bamup673/
Baumu673/
Beamu673/
Wammu672/
Wamud672/
Fammu672/
Huamu672/
Batmu672/
Wameu672/
Vomou672/
Hwamu671/
Bamuy671/
Wuamu671/
Vemau671/
Vemeu671/
Famuš671/
Uamau671/
Uamus671/
Fameu671/
Famuh671/
Famui671/
Baymu671/

Vamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vamu in the Hindi language
वामूvamu72.22
वमूvamu11.11
वमुvamu11.11
वामुvamu5.56
Vamu in the Marathi language
वामूvamu37.5
वामुvamu31.25
वमूvamu25
वमुvamu6.25

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Footnotes

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