Wamaka Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Wamaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamaka (516) may also be a first name.
Wamaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamaka occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Wamaka is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Wamaka are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Wamaka is also the 372,032nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 516 people.
Wamaka is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon Wamaka is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 91 percent live, North Region, where 4 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamakaa | 92 | 22 | / |
| Waimaka | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wamakau | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wamakkah | 86 | 183 | / |
| Wamakaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wamako | 83 | 1,201 | / |
| Wamoka | 83 | 841 | / |
| Wamaki | 83 | 41 | / |
| Wameka | 83 | 17 | / |
| Vamaka | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wamake | 83 | 8 | / |
| Uamaka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wemaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamaca | 83 | 0 | / |
| Womaka | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wamaket | 77 | 155 | / |
| Wamakko | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wammako | 77 | 16 | / |
| Waimako | 77 | 15 | / |
| Womacka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vaemaka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wamaike | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vamakas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Womakap | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vamakaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamakyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamakap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamaker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahamaki | 71 | 28 | / |
| Womaszka | 71 | 10 | / |
| Womachka | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bamakhau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bamakkau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bahmacka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wammaker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waumaker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bamaca | 67 | 11,627 | / |
| Vameka | 67 | 118 | / |
| Vemaka | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wamoko | 67 | 23 | / |
| Womoka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uamaki | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vamaca | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wamace | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wamoki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vamaki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vamako | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamoke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Womako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wemako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaschka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathmaker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wameko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamaky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Wamaka
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