Wamia Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Wamia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wamia (91) may also be a first name.
Wamia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamia is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamia? popularity and diffusion
Wamia is the 1,465,390th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Wamia reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wamia is also the 998,282nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 91 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 59,085. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 78 percent are found, Hela, where 12 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wamia is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamiaz | 91 | 275 | / |
| Waimia | 91 | 7 | / |
| Weamia | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wahmiah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wausmia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bamia | 80 | 1,695 | / |
| Vamia | 80 | 65 | / |
| Wamio | 80 | 61 | / |
| Wemia | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wamya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Womia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wamja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baumia | 73 | 87 | / |
| Bamiha | 73 | 47 | / |
| Womiah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bamija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baimia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waimya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vatmia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weimia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beaumia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Bamaiya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vamijay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wamujja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vamihas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamiaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahamya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamihay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whameah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whomiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beamiah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamia
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