Vamuyah Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Vamuyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vamuyah (124) may also be a first name.
Vamuyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vamuyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vamuyah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamuyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Vamuyah reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Vamuyah is also the 836,439th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 124 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Other than Liberia Vamuyah occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vamuya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bamuyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vamouya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bamuya | 77 | 406 | / |
| Wamuya | 77 | 208 | / |
| Vamajh | 77 | 26 | / |
| Famuya | 77 | 19 | / |
| Vamiya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vamaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vamhuy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vameah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vamoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhya | 71 | 39 | / |
| Bamuhya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fomuyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waymuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamouye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamayas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamaijh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waamuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamaiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamaj | 67 | 5,136 | / |
| Vamau | 67 | 270 | / |
| Vamaa | 67 | 173 | / |
| Vamai | 67 | 135 | / |
| Fahmiyah | 67 | 88 | / |
| Vamou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vamae | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vamey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vamay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wahmiyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamuyowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamajaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamajith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vamuyah
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