Wamel Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

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

Wamel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wamel (39) may also be a first name.

Wamel Last Name Facts

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

Wamel is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamel is the 1,415,499th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Wamel is predominantly found in Oceania, where 33 percent of Wamel reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wamel is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 39 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Wamel is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 38 percent are found, West Sepik, where 30 percent are found and National Capital District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found.

Wamel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wamel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wamel are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wamel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waymel91902/
Wammel9143/
Whamel910/
Waml89123/
Waismel8327/
Hweamel8310/
Wasmeel831/
Wammell831/
Waimele831/
Wamil801,666/
Bamel80240/
Wemel8094/
Vamel8014/
Wgaml801/
Womel800/
Baumel731,671/
Bammel73688/
Baamel73308/
Wemmel73155/
Vaimel7356/
Baimel7349/
Vasmel7335/
Wamyol7324/
Bajmel733/
Vamell733/
Vamiel732/
Beamel731/
Wamiol731/
Vaymel731/
Weimel731/
Womell731/
Vameel731/
Womuel731/
Wajmil731/
Bamell731/
Bameel731/
Weymel730/
Wommel730/
Waymelová711/
Beaumel67530/
Woemmel67108/
Weimelt6729/
Wemmell6723/
Weismel6716/
Hweimel6712/
Baml6710/
Wommell672/
Baumell672/
Vuhamel671/
Ouhamel671/
Bammell671/
Baummel671/
Uaml671/
Bajmeel671/
Baahmel671/
Vammell670/
Wammill670/
Woimell670/

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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 Wamel
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