Wamen Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

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

Wamen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
Papua New Guinea1981:41,1805,013
France201:3,321,136213,627
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wamen (201) may also be a first name.

Wamen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamen is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamen? popularity and diffusion

Wamen is the 666,162nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Wamen reside; 45 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wamen is also the 639,077th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 201 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 102,817. In Cameroon Wamen is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 47 percent live, Centre Region, where 29 percent live and West Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Cameroon Wamen occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Wamen Last Name Statistics demography

Wamen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $59,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamien91373/
Wammen91192/
Waymen9157/
Waimen916/
Weamen916/
Wamuen914/
Waumen911/
Wamn893/
Waimene83449/
Waimaen834/
Waymene834/
Wahmeen831/
Wuammen831/
Wasmend831/
Wattmen831/
Waimoen831/
Wamin80470/
Bamen80328/
Wamne80230/
Wemen80124/
Women8080/
Wamng8012/
Vamen805/
Wamnh804/
Wamem802/
Waamn801/
Wahmn800/
Wheatmen772/
Waihmien771/
Weahmenn770/
Vammen73694/
Waimin73148/
Weemen73107/
Baymen7374/
Baumen7339/
Baimen7338/
Beamen7334/
Weimen7321/
Vamenc7318/
Womehn7314/
Wamuin7314/
Womien7313/
Hwamin738/
Woment737/
Wahmin734/
Vameng733/
Hvamen732/
Weymen732/
Bağmen732/
Bameen732/
Vamien731/
Wuomen731/
Wamgne731/
Veamen731/
Woemen731/
Wehmen731/
Bammen731/
Woumen731/
Womend731/
Waamin731/
Wamgin731/
Waymin730/
Woimene67113/
Huamuen6773/
Hvammen6764/
Baymeen6742/
Wommien6714/
Wamming6713/
Baimeen679/
Wahamin679/
Bamn679/
Weemehn676/
Vaytmen675/
Womn675/
Uasmeen675/
Watming674/
Vasmeen673/
Wommehn672/
Huameun671/
Vammmen671/
Bahmeen671/
Woymaen671/
Huameng671/
Vamn671/
Vahamen671/
Wheymen671/
Woiment671/
Veamien671/
Weimene671/
Uaytmen671/
Weitmen670/
Weymenn670/
Beaumen670/
Baumenn670/
Weyment670/

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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 Wamen
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