Wama Surname
Approximately 7,316 people bear this surname
Wama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2,860 | 1:2,851 | 121 |
| Togo | 1,785 | 1:4,060 | 684 |
| Thailand | 628 | 1:112,481 | 16,530 |
| Cameroon | 529 | 1:39,261 | 5,250 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Indonesia | 267 | 1:495,315 | 40,583 |
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| Kenya | 129 | 1:357,984 | 20,934 |
| Benin | 115 | 1:89,875 | 10,445 |
| Tanzania | 108 | 1:490,200 | 32,950 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Wama (3,977) may also be a first name.
Wama Demographics
Average Wama Salary in
United States
$20,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wama is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wama? popularity and diffusion
Wama is the 67,933rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 996,111 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Wama reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 110,828th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 3,977 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2,860 people, or 1 in 2,851. In Papua New Guinea Wama is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 37 percent reside, East Sepik, where 18 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 24 percent reside and Thailand, where 9 percent reside.
Wama Last Name Statistics demography
Wama earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.65% less than the national average, earning $20,429 USD per year.
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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 Wama
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