Wamele Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Wamele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 68 | 1:339,283 | 12,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waumele | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waimele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wameles | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wameley | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wamle | 91 | 36 | / |
| Wameuleu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waymelee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamealet | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wamesley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wamela | 83 | 796 | / |
| Wamale | 83 | 330 | / |
| Bamele | 83 | 301 | / |
| Wameli | 83 | 152 | / |
| Wamile | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wamole | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wametl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Womele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamely | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wameisley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vamelle | 77 | 39 | / |
| Wammeli | 77 | 20 | / |
| Waimale | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wamelay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Womeleh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wameela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vameele | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baimele | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bahmele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Womeles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahmale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamesly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamolea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wemelhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamaley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Womeley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vamle | 73 | 3 | / |
| Womle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waemalee | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waimalee | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waimolee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Womesley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woumeleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wosmeley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wamisley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weimeler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bomele | 67 | 1,576 | / |
| Vamela | 67 | 189 | / |
| Womela | 67 | 109 | / |
| Womeli | 67 | 67 | / |
| Vamale | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wamali | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wamila | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bameli | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bamile | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wamili | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wemale | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wemeli | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uamale | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vamile | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bamhel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wemole | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vamhle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vameli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womely | 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
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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 Wamele
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