Wamena Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Wamena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 118 | 1:1,120,756 | 80,521 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wamena (24) may also be a first name.
Wamena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamena (Arabic: امينا) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wamena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamena? popularity and diffusion
Wamena is the 1,527,735th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wamena are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wamena is also the 2,187,323rd most common forename world-wide It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 1,120,756. In Indonesia Wamena is most common in: West Papua, where 69 percent live and Papua, where 31 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and The Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamaena | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wameena | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamenau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamana | 83 | 3,156 | / |
| Wamona | 83 | 2,274 | / |
| Wamina | 83 | 477 | / |
| Wameni | 83 | 138 | / |
| Wamene | 83 | 134 | / |
| Bamena | 83 | 88 | / |
| Vamena | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wemena | 83 | 4 | / |
| Womena | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wameny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wameno | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waimene | 77 | 449 | / |
| Wamanna | 77 | 183 | / |
| Wamegne | 77 | 129 | / |
| Wamegni | 77 | 111 | / |
| Waimeni | 77 | 29 | / |
| Wamenie | 77 | 26 | / |
| Wamaana | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bameina | 77 | 13 | / |
| Waimana | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wamanah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bammena | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waemana | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waamene | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waymene | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waamina | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamengo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waamona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamanaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waymeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waminah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamenge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wammeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wammana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waamanah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Waimaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waamegni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wammegni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wammegne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamegnie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamannah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamenaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamana | 67 | 8,799 | / |
| Waminh | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Wamini | 67 | 853 | / |
| Bomena | 67 | 806 | / |
| Bamene | 67 | 426 | / |
| Bamina | 67 | 304 | / |
| Wemona | 67 | 177 | / |
| Wamine | 67 | 171 | / |
| Womeni | 67 | 143 | / |
| Wamino | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wemana | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wemina | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vamina | 67 | 32 | / |
| Womana | 67 | 26 | / |
| Womene | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vameno | 67 | 15 | / |
| Beaumenay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vamona | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bameno | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uamona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vomena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Womeno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uamina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamyna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uameno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamjni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wammegnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamana | 67 | 1 | / |
Wamena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wamena in the Arabic language | ||
| امينا | amyna | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wamena
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