Wameme Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Wameme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wameme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo51:997,81917,129
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wameme Last Name Facts

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

Wameme is carried by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wameme.

How Common Is The Last Name Wameme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wameme is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wameme reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in The Congo, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 997,819. In The Congo it is mostly found in: Likouala Department, where 80 percent reside and Cuvette Department, where 20 percent reside. Aside from The Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamem912/
Wamema83583/
Bameme83439/
Wamame832/
Wameema772/
Waimeam771/
Womem732/
Bamem731/
Wamim731/
Vamem731/
Bomeme67185/
Womema67107/
Wamima6714/
Vamema672/
Bameem672/
Wamimi672/
Whamim671/
Bamime671/
Wamimm671/
Wamami671/
Womemi671/
Vamiem671/
Womehm671/
Veamem671/
Baumem670/

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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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  • 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 Wameme
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