Wamalam Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Wamalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
Wamalam (18) may also be a first name.
Wamalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamalam is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamalam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamalam is the 2,333,370th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamalam reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
The surname Wamalam is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Wamalam is most common in: Far North Region, where 84 percent live, North Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wammalam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamallam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamalan | 86 | 105 | / |
| Bamalam | 86 | 37 | / |
| Vamalam | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wamallan | 80 | 49 | / |
| Wamalane | 80 | 47 | / |
| Bamallam | 80 | 28 | / |
| Wamaloom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vamallam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamallane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bamalan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vamalan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamalasing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamolan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamalom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamalon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamaloon | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bamaloum | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wamolane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bommalam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamailan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamalyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemalamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boumalham | 63 | 9 | / |
| Bamalloum | 63 | 3 | / |
| Uamolan | 57 | 23 | / |
| Vamalon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vamaloon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bommalan | 53 | 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
- 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 Wamalam
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