Vamua Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vamua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Vamua (5) may also be a first name.

Vamua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vamua is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vamua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Vamua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vamua live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 5 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Vamua is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found.

Vamua Last Name Statistics demography

Vamua earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.35% less than the national average, earning R 41,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaimua914/
Vamba80791/
Vamva80402/
Bamua80371/
Wamua804/
Vamwa802/
Famua801/
Vemua801/
Vamvas73289/
Vambai7333/
Vambou7321/
Vamvou7310/
Vaimba737/
Vambea734/
Vuamba733/
Wuamua732/
Bamwua731/
Baumua731/
Baimua731/
Wamuaj731/
Vaamba731/
Uaamua731/
Vemuha731/
Vhamba731/
Wamuea731/
Vamway730/
Phamuat6738/
Phamuay676/
Phamuad674/
Beamuah672/
Fatmmua671/
Bamouha671/
Wamuhai671/
Wamuayi671/
Veambea671/
Vaimbou671/
Waymuah671/
Vaamwad671/

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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 Vamua
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