Wameng Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wameng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wameng (64) may also be a first name.
Wameng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wameng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wameng is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wameng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Wameng live; 43 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wameng is also the 1,223,525th most numerous forename internationally, held by 64 people.
The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 33 percent reside, Morobe, where 33 percent reside and West Sepik, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamaeng | 92 | 185 | / |
| Waimeng | 92 | 31 | / |
| Wamng | 91 | 12 | / |
| Waming | 83 | 295 | / |
| Bameng | 83 | 48 | / |
| Vameng | 83 | 3 | / |
| Womeng | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waeming | 77 | 579 | / |
| Waiming | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wamming | 77 | 13 | / |
| Watming | 77 | 4 | / |
| Womaeng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baimeng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weimeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vamaeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huameng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamng | 73 | 1,460 | / |
| Bamng | 73 | 597 | / |
| Wemng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hweemeng | 71 | 31 | / |
| Huamueng | 71 | 5 | / |
| Huameung | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wohmaeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baming | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vamenc | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bomeng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hvamng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weming | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woming | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaming | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uaming | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wameng
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