Wamis Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Wamis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wamis (19) may also be a first name.

Wamis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamis (Hindi: वामिस, Oriya: ୱାମିସ୍) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wamis.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamis is the 5,587,209th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Wamis occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wamis live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 19 people.

The surname Wamis is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Wamis is primarily found in: Morobe, where 43 percent live, National Capital District, where 43 percent live and West New Britain, where 14 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Wamis is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamise9128/
Wamiss9119/
Wammis9114/
Wamish914/
Wahmis911/
Hwamish831/
Wahmish831/
Waymise830/
Bamis80314/
Wames80169/
Vamis80102/
Wemis8015/
Wamiz806/
Wamij802/
Wammes731,456/
Wamese73502/
Bamiss73171/
Beamis73164/
Wasmes73137/
Wahmes7389/
Baumis7345/
Weames7337/
Wamich7333/
Vamish7327/
Bamish7323/
Vamais7320/
Womise734/
Wemish732/
Baymis732/
Uhamis732/
Bamhis731/
Waemes731/
Bamais731/
Bamisz731/
Huamis731/
Wamyss731/
Vamies731/
Waimes731/
Wommis730/
Vamist730/
Whames730/
Watmes730/
Beamish675,417/
Waimese67859/
Weymeis6783/
Beamiss6741/
Wamesse6725/
Baymish6710/
Bahmish673/
Wammess673/
Bajmish672/
Wameshe671/
Huamish671/
Veamish671/
Vamishe671/
Baimish671/
Baumais671/
Bamoiss671/
Womisse671/
Beaumis670/
Weimeis670/
Baymiss670/

Wamis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wamis in the Hindi language
वामिसvamisa-
Wamis in the Oriya language
ୱାମିସ୍wamis-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wamis
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