Waimu Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Waimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3161:418,51035,228
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Waimu (23) may also be a first name.

Waimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waimu is found most in Indonesia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Waimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waimu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 823,466th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Waimu are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 23 people.

The last name Waimu is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 418,510. In Indonesia Waimu is most prevalent in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimau9177/
Waimou9142/
Wajimu919/
Waimmu911/
Waimui911/
Wamu892,259/
Wimu8948/
Waiamau8324/
Wamui80664/
Wamou80287/
Wahmu80216/
Baimu8071/
Waymu8018/
Wamuu8017/
Wamau8013/
Weamu8011/
Vaimu809/
Weimu806/
Wuimu806/
Vwamu805/
Wamuh805/
Waamu804/
Waumu803/
Wameu802/
Hwimu802/
Wamud802/
Wammu802/
Wuamu801/
Hwamu801/
Wimmu801/
Wimuh801/
Wgimu801/
Wiemou73226/
Weimou73143/
Baimau7356/
Witmus7355/
Wammou7343/
Wayamu7340/
Weyamu7337/
Wasmuß7322/
Wahamu7312/
Waamou734/
Baimou734/
Wamush734/
Wamouh734/
Bajimu733/
Wamous732/
Vaihmu731/
Wamoup731/
Wamout731/
Wamuth731/
Wahmud731/
Wamahu731/
Baaimu731/
Baiomu731/
Wuimou731/
Woyamu731/
Wajumu731/
Wamuht731/
Wammus731/
Wamhou731/
Wathmu731/
Wiyomu731/
Wimush731/
Wimuth731/
Wimaud730/
Waymut730/
Weimau730/
Bamu672,294/
Wemu67198/
Bimu67172/
Vamu6783/
Whitmus6779/
Wamujje6755/
Wasmuht6724/
Vimu6715/
Uamu6710/
Waummuy679/
Baimouh679/
Wahmuth677/
Baihamu673/
Baihemu671/
Wahamui671/
Wjmu671/
Wiyemou671/
Woimuth671/
Wimeush671/
Watmuss671/
Weismou671/
Vaimeou671/
Wayamou671/
Wiyamou671/
Weimuth670/
Wismuth670/
Wasmuus670/
Witmuth670/
Wautmus670/
Wasmaud670/

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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
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  • 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 Waimu
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