Waama Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Waama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Waama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waama is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waama? popularity and diffusion
Waama is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Waama are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Waama is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 83 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Waama
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