Wameni Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wameni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wameni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1251:166,15317,852
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wameni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,511,557th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Wameni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wameni live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wameni is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Wameni is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 166,153. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent reside, West Region, where 30 percent reside and Centre Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Tunisia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamegni92111/
Waimeni9229/
Wamenie9226/
Wamenyi921/
Wammeni921/
Waymeni921/
Wamegnie861/
Wammegni861/
Waamegni861/
Wamini83853/
Womeni83143/
Wamena83136/
Wamene83134/
Wameny831/
Wamjni831/
Wammegnie801/
Waimene77449/
Wamuini77227/
Wamegne77129/
Woumeni77102/
Waimini7714/
Wahmini776/
Waamene775/
Waymene774/
Bammeni773/
Wamenge771/
Huameni771/
Wameena771/
Waumini771/
Wamingi771/
Wamigni771/
Wamenyo771/
Woumegni7118/
Ouhameni715/
Hweimeni712/
Wasmaini712/
Wammegne711/
Guhameni711/
Waiminie711/
Wamuingi711/
Waminh671,251/
Bamene67426/
Wamine67171/
Womene6725/
Vamini6714/
H'Weimeni6713/
Vamena6713/
Womena673/
Vomeni673/

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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 Wameni
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