Wame Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Wame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana5901:3,707517
Papua New Guinea3461:23,5662,578
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Tanzania1951:271,49521,426
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Niger321:599,75114,963
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wame (7,010) may also be a first name.

Wame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wame occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 231,565th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,176,244 people. The last name Wame is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wame reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,467th most common first name worldwide, borne by 7,010 people.

This surname is most frequent in Botswana, where it is borne by 590 people, or 1 in 3,707. Outside of Botswana it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 18 percent are found.

Wame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wame has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wame Last Name Statistics demography

Wame earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $34,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamea89375/
Waime89359/
Wamei89229/
Wamey89107/
Wamej8971/
Wamme8953/
Wamie8924/
Waume8918/
Hwame8913/
Wameh8913/
Waeme898/
Wamez895/
Wahme894/
Weame893/
Wayme893/
Wamee892/
Wameu892/
Wamhe891/
Whame891/
Wajme891/
Wam862,955/
Weamie80885/
Wasmes80137/
Wahmes8089/
Waimea8062/
Wuyame8052/
Weames8037/
Woyame8032/
Wuiame8024/
Waweme8021/
Waiame8019/
Wahame8010/
Waimey809/
Wajime809/
Weamee807/
Weiame805/
Wayeme804/
Wiyame804/
Wammie803/
Wayame802/
Waimie802/
Waimee802/
Waimei801/
Wameee801/
Wahmee801/
Waumer801/
Waymie801/
Weamea801/
Wahmer801/
Wamieh801/
Waamei801/
Wajome801/
Hwamed801/
Wojame801/
Watmee801/
Wasmey801/
Wahjme801/
Wammet801/
Whames800/
Wasmet800/
Waymet800/
Watmes800/
Wami757,895/
Wama757,316/
Bame756,641/
Waim752,149/
Wime751,963/
Wuam75749/
Wham75718/
Wome75718/
Waum75302/
Weam75261/
Wamy75225/
Weme75207/
Vame75153/
Wahm75144/
Waam75129/
Vwam7598/
Hwam7543/
Wamm7529/
Uame757/
Wajm752/
Wamh751/
Wamt751/
Wgam751/
Wamj751/
Wamujje7355/
Wuamett7329/
Weasmer7312/
Wamajje738/
Wasmeer737/
Weahmie736/
Wammess733/
Wammeey731/
Whameah731/
Whammed731/
Waaitme731/
Hwatmeh731/
Hwaimer731/
Wahamme731/
Wamaaye731/
Wiyamei731/
Wiyamey731/
Wahmeed731/
Wahamer730/
Wauhmer730/
Wamai673,977/
Baume672,146/
Waima671,365/
Bamme671,313/
Hwami67875/
Wamui67664/
Wamth67371/
Wahum67357/
Wahmi67342/
Bamey67279/
Bamei67260/
Wammi67230/
Vames67227/
Wamay67225/
Waimi67205/
Bamea67200/
Waham67198/
Wemme67174/
Baime67173/
Whami67140/
Beame67126/
Wamma67126/
Wimme67117/
Womei67109/
Woume67105/
Wamoi6787/
Wemea6778/
Bayme6774/
Vhame6772/
Wahyumie6754/
Bamhe6751/
Whama6749/
Waemi6741/
Wamoa6740/
Vamer6740/
Weime6739/
Weyme6735/
Wimei6732/
Wauma6730/
Woome6730/
Vatme6727/
Vamie6726/
Wemei6725/
Vaime6723/
Hwama6721/
Bamee6721/
Womea6719/
Womeh6718/
Vamet6718/
Wayma6717/
Weeme6716/
Woime6716/
Wheme6715/
Waumi6714/
Baame6713/
Wuama6713/
Wajma6711/
Waama6710/
Wimey6710/
Vamey678/
Vameh678/
Woeme677/
Womme677/
Wemey676/
Wathm676/
Wemeu676/
Uamer675/
Vamme675/
Womie675/
Vasme674/
Waasm674/
Wammy674/
Vahme674/
Wuhammed674/
Whime674/
Waymi674/
Whome673/
Wamoj673/
Weama673/
Huame673/
Wajmi672/
Wamij672/
Vaume672/
Vamge672/
Womey671/
Womez671/
Wehme671/
Uamed671/
Uamee671/
Vamei671/
Weami671/
Wemie671/
Waami671/
Weiahmed671/
Wamaa671/
Uamet671/
Wejme671/
Weume671/
Whamy671/
Vaïme671/
Baïme671/
Wuhaimed671/
Wamoy671/
Vwime671/
Vamea671/
Wamha671/
Wa'ma671/
Uhame671/
Hwamh671/
Whaym670/
Wimea670/
Wheam670/
Whham670/
Wemee670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wame
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