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 last name Wamesa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamesa is the 6,063,924th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Wamesa occurs predominantly 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.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most common in: Kibuku District, where 40 percent are found, Bududa District, where 20 percent are found and Kampala District, where 20 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
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
- 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 Wamesa
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