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 surname Vamuyah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vamuyah.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamuyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Vamuyah reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 836,439th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 124 people.
The surname Vamuyah is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 50 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 50 percent reside. Not including Liberia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside.
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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