Wamesa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wamesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wamesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamesa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wamesa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Wamesa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Wamesa is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 40 percent live, Bududa District, where 20 percent live and Kampala District, where 20 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watmesa | 92 | 43 | / |
| Wameesa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamesah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wemesa | 83 | 1,034 | / |
| Wamese | 83 | 502 | / |
| Wameso | 83 | 76 | / |
| Bamesa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wamasa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wamosa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Vamesa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wamisa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wameza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waimese | 77 | 859 | / |
| Vwamisa | 77 | 68 | / |
| Wamesse | 77 | 25 | / |
| Waumasa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wameser | 77 | 13 | / |
| Vamessa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waimesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamaasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wameshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamerza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wemeesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamessa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamesai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Womeasa | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wamassah | 71 | 122 | / |
| Waumassa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Waimesse | 71 | 13 | / |
| Waemohsa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bameisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wametcha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamessie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huaymesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wemosa | 67 | 205 | / |
| Wamisi | 67 | 163 | / |
| Wamaza | 67 | 145 | / |
| Bamisa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Vameca | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vameso | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wamise | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bameso | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wamejo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wammesser | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bameza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamoso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womisa | 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
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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 Wamesa
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