Vamu Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Vamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vamau | 89 | 270 | / |
| Vammu | 89 | 113 | / |
| Vamou | 89 | 26 | / |
| Vamut | 89 | 26 | / |
| Veamu | 89 | 19 | / |
| Vasmu | 89 | 14 | / |
| Vaimu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Vwamu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Vamus | 89 | 3 | / |
| Vamgu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vaamu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vaemu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vatmu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vamuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vaumu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vuamu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vamush | 80 | 67 | / |
| Vasmut | 80 | 34 | / |
| Vammus | 80 | 16 | / |
| Vasmus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vamhuy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vamaud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vammud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaihmu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vamaup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vameus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vammou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vemu | 75 | 5,645 | / |
| Bamu | 75 | 2,294 | / |
| Wamu | 75 | 2,259 | / |
| Famu | 75 | 198 | / |
| Vomu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Uamu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Vasmout | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vasmuth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaimeou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vasmuss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamou | 67 | 2,649 | / |
| Famau | 67 | 909 | / |
| Bhamu | 67 | 698 | / |
| Wamui | 67 | 664 | / |
| Bamus | 67 | 419 | / |
| Waimu | 67 | 337 | / |
| Wamou | 67 | 287 | / |
| Mpamu | 67 | 283 | / |
| Bamut | 67 | 281 | / |
| Wahmu | 67 | 216 | / |
| Bamuh | 67 | 199 | / |
| Famou | 67 | 198 | / |
| Baimu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Famus | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vommu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Baamu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bammu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bameu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Waymu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wamuu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Famut | 67 | 17 | / |
| Veemu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bamau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vamoe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wamau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fatmu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Faamu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weamu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bamud | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phamu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Basmu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Faimu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bamui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Voomu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Famud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wamuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fahmu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vemmu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waamu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waumu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faemu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baumu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wammu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fammu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batmu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wameu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vomou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famuš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fameu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baymu | 67 | 1 | / |
Vamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vamu in the Hindi language | ||
| वामू | vamu | 72.22 |
| वमू | vamu | 11.11 |
| वमु | vamu | 11.11 |
| वामु | vamu | 5.56 |
| Vamu in the Marathi language | ||
| वामू | vamu | 37.5 |
| वामु | vamu | 31.25 |
| वमू | vamu | 25 |
| वमु | vamu | 6.25 |
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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
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- 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 Vamu
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