Wamele Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

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

Wamele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast681:339,28312,260
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wamele (32) may also be a first name.

Wamele Last Name Facts

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

Wamele is found most in The Ivory Coast. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wamele reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The last name Wamele is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 339,283. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 59 percent live, Lacs District, where 37 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 1 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waumele922/
Waimele921/
Wameles921/
Wameley920/
Wamle9136/
Wameuleu861/
Waymelee861/
Wamealet860/
Wamesley860/
Wamela83796/
Wamale83330/
Bamele83301/
Wameli83152/
Wamile8327/
Wamole836/
Wametl831/
Womele831/
Wamely830/
Wameisley800/
Vamelle7739/
Wammeli7720/
Waimale7712/
Wamelay7710/
Womeleh775/
Wameela775/
Vameele773/
Baimele773/
Bahmele771/
Womeles771/
Wahmale771/
Wamesly771/
Wamolea771/
Wemelhe771/
Wamaley770/
Womeley770/
Vamle733/
Womle731/
Waemalee719/
Waimalee716/
Waimolee711/
Womesley711/
Woumeleu711/
Wosmeley710/
Wamisley710/
Weimeler710/
Bomele671,576/
Vamela67189/
Womela67109/
Womeli6767/
Vamale6761/
Wamali6760/
Wamila6740/
Bameli6739/
Bamile6732/
Wamili6729/
Wemale6724/
Wemeli6722/
Uamale6714/
Vamile678/
Bamhel678/
Wemole675/
Vamhle672/
Vamole672/
Vameli671/
Vemele671/
Wemely671/
Womale671/
Womely670/

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Footnotes

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