Wameda Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wameda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wameda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wameda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wameda is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wameda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Wameda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wameda reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Wameda is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 63 percent are found and Borno, where 37 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahmeda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamida | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wamada | 83 | 17 | / |
| Vameda | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bameda | 83 | 4 | / |
| Womeda | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamedi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wamoda | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wamede | 83 | 1 | / |
| Huameda | 77 | 120 | / |
| Bammeda | 77 | 32 | / |
| Wamidha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wamidda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamadha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamadau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waemada | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahamada | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waemadah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamgedda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wemida | 67 | 149 | / |
| Bamida | 67 | 139 | / |
| Wemedo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bamedi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wamodo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uamada | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamide | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamidi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bomeda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamida | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamada | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bamedo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womada | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamado | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemada | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamedo | 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 Wameda
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