Wamalo Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Caledonia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Wamalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Caledonia681:4,062723
Uganda541:722,95035,796
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wamalo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamalo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wamalo occurs in New Caledonia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wamalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamalo is the 1,620,164th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Wamalo is primarily found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wamalo are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in New Caledonia.

The last name Wamalo is most frequently used in New Caledonia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 4,062. Besides New Caledonia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimalo921/
Wamahalo861/
Wamala8315,306/
Wemalo8362/
Bamalo835/
Wamolo832/
Womalo831/
Wamelo831/
Wamalia77350/
Waimala77178/
Wamalah77124/
Wamaala779/
Waimolo775/
Waamala773/
Wamollo771/
Bamalou771/
Bamallo771/
Bajmaloo7183/
Weimalou711/
Bahmaloo711/
Bammaloo711/
Baamalou711/
Bamala67947/
Wamela67796/
Vamala67436/
Womala67144/
Wemala6731/
Womelo6730/
Bamolo6727/
Wamola6725/
Bomalo675/
Womolo671/
Vamolo671/
Vamelo671/

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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
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  • 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 Wamalo
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