Wamas Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wamas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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 is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Wamas occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Wamas are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wamas is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 31 percent are found, Madang, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamase9142/
Whamas9111/
Wamass911/
Watmas911/
Waamas911/
Wamash910/
Waymas910/
Wahmas910/
Wahamas83122/
Wamasse8371/
Wuatmas8313/
Wamashe836/
Waymase834/
Bamas801,273/
Womas80825/
Vamas80116/
Wamos8026/
Uamas806/
Wemas800/
Wammasse7795/
Bamaas73203/
Bammas73173/
Baymas73147/
Wehmas7395/
Baumas7372/
Baimas7346/
Vamais7320/
Wamosh7316/
Bamash7313/
Vamase739/
Wamace739/
Vaumas737/
Huamas734/
Vammas734/
Wamach733/
Wamous732/
Bamaus732/
Bamais731/
Beamas731/
Wojmas731/
Wamatz731/
Vaimas731/
Vamash731/
Vamaas731/
Bamays731/
Wamose731/
Uhamas731/
Wemaas731/
Whomas731/
Wammac730/
Waemos730/
Waymac730/
Waumax730/
Waymax730/
Huamash67257/
Bahmash6711/
Vamahas679/
Baymash677/
Huamahs673/
Baimaus673/
Bajmash672/
Vamasse672/
Wamhoss672/
Baumais671/
Womasse671/
Baumajs671/
Vaymase671/
Bamaysh671/
Ouhamas671/
Baumass670/
Waumach670/
Wammach670/

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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
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  • 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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