Wamaia Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wamaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamaia is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wamaia.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamaia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wamaia occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wamaia are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wamaia is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 50 percent reside and West Sepik, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 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 Wamaia
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