Wameni Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Wameni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 125 | 1:166,153 | 17,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Wameni (10) may also be a first name.
Wameni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wameni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wameni is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wameni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,511,557th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wameni reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wameni is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 166,153. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent live, West Region, where 30 percent live and Centre Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Tunisia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamegni | 92 | 111 | / |
| Waimeni | 92 | 29 | / |
| Wamenie | 92 | 26 | / |
| Wamenyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wammeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waymeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamegnie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wammegni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waamegni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamini | 83 | 853 | / |
| Womeni | 83 | 143 | / |
| Wamena | 83 | 136 | / |
| Wamene | 83 | 134 | / |
| Wameny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamjni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wammegnie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waimene | 77 | 449 | / |
| Wamuini | 77 | 227 | / |
| Wamegne | 77 | 129 | / |
| Woumeni | 77 | 102 | / |
| Waimini | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wahmini | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waamene | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waymene | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bammeni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wamenge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huameni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wameena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waumini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamingi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamigni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woumegni | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ouhameni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hweimeni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasmaini | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wammegne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guhameni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiminie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamuingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waminh | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Bamene | 67 | 426 | / |
| Wamine | 67 | 171 | / |
| Womene | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vamini | 67 | 14 | / |
| H'Weimeni | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vamena | 67 | 13 | / |
| Womena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vomeni | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Wameni
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