Wamil Surname

240,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wamil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,1421:7,140506
Philippines3521:287,60941,368
Poland851:447,16246,049
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Wamil (756) may also be a first name.

Wamil Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamil Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wamil is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamil? popularity and diffusion

Wamil is the 240,172nd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,374,277 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Wamil live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 298,808th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 756 people.

The surname Wamil is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1,142 people, or 1 in 7,140. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 65 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 20 percent reside and National Capital District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Wamil Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wamil earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $54,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajmil911/
Wamiol911/
Waml89123/
Wammill830/
Wamel80153/
Vamil8071/
Bamil8042/
Womil809/
Wemil808/
Uamil802/
Wgaml801/
Waymel73902/
Wammel7343/
Baamil7327/
Wamyol7324/
Vamill7322/
Baumil7316/
Beamil733/
Vamiel732/
Vaamil732/
Baimil731/
Wemihl731/
Bamill730/
Whamel730/
Weathmill711/
Waismel6727/
Hweamel6710/
Baml6710/
Hweimil672/
Uaml671/
Baumilė671/
Waimele671/
Wasmeel671/
Wammell671/
Weymill671/
Wemmill670/

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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 Wamil
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