Wameng Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Wameng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wameng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamaeng92185/
Waimeng9231/
Wamng9112/
Waming83295/
Bameng8348/
Vameng833/
Womeng832/
Waeming77579/
Waiming7717/
Wamming7713/
Watming774/
Womaeng774/
Baimeng773/
Weimeng772/
Vamaeng771/
Huameng771/
Vamng731,460/
Bamng73597/
Wemng731/
Hweemeng7131/
Huamueng715/
Huameung715/
Wohmaeng712/
Baming6732/
Vamenc6718/
Bomeng678/
Hvamng674/
Weming674/
Woming674/
Vaming672/
Uaming671/

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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
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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 Wameng
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