Wamina Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

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

Wamina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3711:21,9782,366
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Wamina (648) may also be a first name.

Wamina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamina has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 638,206th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. The last name Wamina occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wamina live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wamina is also the 326,442nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 648 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 21,978. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Chimbu, where 90 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 4 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waamina922/
Wamaina921/
Waminah921/
Waimaina861/
Bamina83304/
Wamena83136/
Wamino8371/
Wemina8340/
Vamina8332/
Uamina832/
Womina832/
Baminay7713,749/
Bamoina771,519/
Bamaina77134/
Baymina7736/
Wamingo7725/
Bammina7719/
Bameina7713/
Baimina7710/
Vammina778/
Vuamina774/
Bamuina774/
Waminey773/
Vasmina772/
Weimina771/
Weminah771/
Bajmina771/
Vaumina771/
Wemaina771/
Wameena771/
Vaminay771/
Baamina771/
Vaminah771/
Wamenau771/
Baumina771/
Bamminay71746/
Bamohina7121/
Bamainay717/
Bamainna711/
Bomina67125/
Bamena6788/
Vomina6714/
Vamena6713/
Wemena674/
Bahaminay674/
Womena673/
Vamyna672/
Wameno671/
Vemina671/

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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 Wamina
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