Waamah Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Waamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
Waamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waamah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waamah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waamah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Waamah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 75 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Waamah exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 38 percent reside.
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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 Waamah
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