Wamalamou Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Wamalamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 92 | 1:225,751 | 22,624 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Wamalamou (14) may also be a first name.
Wamalamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamalamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamalamou occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wamalamou.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamalamou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,931,261st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamalamou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 225,751. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 78 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found and North Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Wamalamou exists in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vamalamou | 89 | 14 | / |
| Wuamalamu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wamalam | 88 | 67 | / |
| Wammalam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamallam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamalama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wamlam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wamwalimu | 78 | 95 | / |
| Baimalamu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bamalamoi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wamallama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wamalum | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vamalama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamilimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamaloom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womulamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wimalm | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wamlem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamlume | 63 | 2 | / |
| Wamllem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamulim | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamulme | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wamulume | 59 | 2,141 | / |
| Wam Lume | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bamaloma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Womlom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wamlima | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wamlema | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wimhelm | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wumholm | 50 | 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 Wamalamou
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