Wamas Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Wamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 58 | 1:140,581 | 19,337 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Wamas (32) may also be a first name.
Wamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamas occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wamas.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamas? popularity and diffusion
Wamas is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Wamas is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Wamas live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wamas is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name internationally, borne by 32 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea Wamas is most frequent in: Morobe, where 31 percent live, Madang, where 26 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 24 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamase | 91 | 42 | / |
| Whamas | 91 | 11 | / |
| Wamass | 91 | 1 | / |
| Watmas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waamas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamash | 91 | 0 | / |
| Waymas | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wahmas | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wahamas | 83 | 122 | / |
| Wamasse | 83 | 71 | / |
| Wuatmas | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wamashe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waymase | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bamas | 80 | 1,273 | / |
| Womas | 80 | 825 | / |
| Vamas | 80 | 116 | / |
| Wamos | 80 | 26 | / |
| Uamas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wemas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wammasse | 77 | 95 | / |
| Bamaas | 73 | 203 | / |
| Bammas | 73 | 173 | / |
| Baymas | 73 | 147 | / |
| Wehmas | 73 | 95 | / |
| Baumas | 73 | 72 | / |
| Baimas | 73 | 46 | / |
| Vamais | 73 | 20 | / |
| Wamosh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bamash | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vamase | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wamace | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vaumas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Huamas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vammas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wamous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bamaus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bamais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beamas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wojmas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamatz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaimas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamose | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhamas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whomas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wammac | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waemos | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waymac | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waumax | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waymax | 73 | 0 | / |
| Huamash | 67 | 257 | / |
| Bahmash | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vamahas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baymash | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huamahs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baimaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bajmash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamhoss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baumais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumajs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaymase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamaysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhamas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumass | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waumach | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wammach | 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 Wamas
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