Wamesa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watmesa9243/
Wameesa921/
Wamesah921/
Wemesa831,034/
Wamese83502/
Wameso8376/
Bamesa8336/
Wamasa8329/
Wamosa8319/
Vamesa835/
Wamisa835/
Wameza831/
Waimese77859/
Vwamisa7768/
Wamesse7725/
Waumasa7723/
Wameser7713/
Vamessa773/
Waimesi772/
Wamaasa771/
Wameshe771/
Wamerza771/
Wemeesa771/
Bamessa771/
Bamesai771/
Bamesha771/
Womeasa770/
Wamassah71122/
Waumassa7114/
Waimesse7113/
Waemohsa714/
Bameisah711/
Wametcha711/
Wamessie711/
Huaymesa711/
Wemosa67205/
Wamisi67163/
Wamaza67145/
Bamisa6777/
Vameca6743/
Vameso6729/
Wamise6728/
Bameso6722/
Wamejo6717/
Wammesser677/
Bameza674/
Bamese672/
Wamoso672/
Wamoza671/
Wamiso671/
Bomesa671/
Vamisa671/
Vamosa671/
Womisa671/

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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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  • 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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