Wamiya Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Wamiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wamiya (25) may also be a first name.

Wamiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamiya is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Wamiya reside; 81 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 81 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 64 percent reside, Western, where 27 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wamiya exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimiya926/
Wahmiyah864/
Wamaya83576/
Wamoya83283/
Wameya83218/
Wamuya83208/
Bamiya8325/
Vamiya836/
Wamaia833/
Wemiya831/
Wamuhya7739/
Waumaya7721/
Waimaya7710/
Bammiya772/
Wamooya772/
Wamuhia772/
Wamahia771/
Woumiya771/
Wamehia771/
Watmaya771/
Wamiyep771/
Waameya771/
Bamhiya771/
Wamieye771/
Waymuya771/
Waamuya771/
Wamai733,977/
Wamui73664/
Wamea73375/
Wamei73229/
Wamay73225/
Wamey73107/
Wamoi7387/
Wamoa7340/
Wamau7313/
Wamij732/
Wamoy731/
Wamaa731/
Wamuyowa711/
Wameyo67815/
Wamayi67742/
Bamuya67406/
Bamoya67174/
Wamoyo67172/
Wamoyi6796/
Waimau6777/
Wamaye6776/
Bameya6762/
Waimea6762/
Wamaeh6761/
Bamiyo6758/
Waimai6753/
Bamiye6731/
Wamuja6722/
Wamayu6720/
Bamaya6718/
Waimoi6717/
Wamaji6717/
Wemoya6713/
Wamoja6710/
Waimey679/
Wamuye678/
Bomiya676/
Waamaa676/
Wamaja676/
Wuamai676/
Uemiya674/
Womoya674/
Womuya673/
Vamaya673/
Wamuyi673/
Wameyi672/
Wamawe672/
Wamayo672/
Vamiyo672/
Wamaje672/
Wamuyo672/
Womiye672/
Wemiyo671/
Wamieh671/
Wamuji671/
Waamae671/
Waimei671/
Waamei671/
Womaia671/
Waumaa671/
Waimui671/
Waemay671/
Wemaya671/
Vamija671/
Vamoya671/
Vemiya671/
Weamea671/
Vamuya671/
Bamaia671/
Wamuii671/
Wamahu671/
Waymae671/
Wuamye671/
Wasmey671/

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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 Wamiya
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