Wamako Surname
Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname
Wamako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,006 | 1:176,086 | 10,869 |
| Uganda | 162 | 1:240,983 | 18,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Wamako (54) may also be a first name.
Wamako Demographics
Wamako Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wamako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamako is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamako? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamako is the 313,034th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,067,898 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wamako are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wamako is also the 1,350,955th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 54 people.
The surname Wamako is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,006 people, or 1 in 176,086. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 74 percent reside, Imo, where 16 percent reside and Sokoto, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Wamako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wamako last name is principally Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamakko | 92 | 24 | / |
| Wammako | 92 | 16 | / |
| Waimako | 92 | 15 | / |
| Wamakou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamaka | 83 | 70 | / |
| Wamoko | 83 | 23 | / |
| Vamako | 83 | 4 | / |
| Womako | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wemako | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wameko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wemakoy | 77 | 76 | / |
| Wamakaa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Waimaka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bamakko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wemakoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weumako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamasco | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wamakkah | 71 | 183 | / |
| Baimakou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bamaykoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamoka | 67 | 841 | / |
| Wameka | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vamaka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Womoko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uamaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bomako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamaco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wamaca | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamako
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