Wamir Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wamir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9051:146,13214,405
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wamir (169) may also be a first name.

Wamir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamir is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 315,551st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Wamir reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wamir is also the 703,581st most common first name internationally It is held by 169 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 905 people, or 1 in 146,132. In Indonesia Wamir is most numerous in: Maluku, where 98 percent live, Papua, where 1 percent live and West Papua, where 0 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamirh91122/
Waamir919/
Wamire918/
Wamair913/
Wajmir912/
Waimir911/
Wamier911/
Wamhir911/
Wammir911/
Wameir910/
Waymire832,937/
Waymier8325/
Weamire8321/
Wamaire831/
Watmire831/
Waymitr831/
Waimire831/
Wamoire831/
Waymeir830/
Waimeir830/
Wamer80511/
Bamir80117/
Wamre8081/
Vamir8078/
Uamir8018/
Wemir800/
Waymeire771/
Wasmaire771/
Wattmire770/
Waymer73443/
Waimer73341/
Weamer73256/
Wammer73158/
Wamere73109/
Wajmer7333/
Baamir7319/
Bamhir738/
Uamair735/
Huamir735/
Wojmir735/
Vamire733/
Wahmer731/
Wameur731/
Baimir731/
Baymir731/
Wemier731/
Waumer731/
Bamair731/
Waemer731/
Bameir730/
Bamheir67148/
Bahamir6782/
Weymier6774/
Wehmeir6772/
Wasmayr6743/
Weimeir6720/
Waimert6716/
Weasmer6712/
Weamert6710/
Baumeir678/
Wasmeer677/
Wehmier675/
Bamhair674/
Weamyhr674/
Womeire671/
Baimirr671/
Weihmir671/
Weymeir671/
Hwaimer671/
Waehmer671/
Waismyr671/
Weymire670/
Wehmuir670/
Wahamer670/
Weimire670/
Wauhmer670/
Beaumir670/

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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 Wamir
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