Wamma Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

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

Wamma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wamma (67) may also be a first name.

Wamma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamma is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Wamma are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname Wamma is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea Wamma is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 71 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 12 percent are found and Morobe, where 9 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wammah919/
Waimma911/
Wama897,316/
Wammach830/
Wamai803,977/
Wanma803,422/
Wamah802,785/
Bamma802,467/
Waema802,425/
Waima801,365/
Vamma80542/
Wamea80375/
Wammi80230/
Wamay80225/
Wahma8063/
Wamme8053/
Whama8049/
Wamoa8040/
Wauma8030/
Hwama8021/
Wayma8017/
Wuama8013/
Wamau8013/
Wajma8011/
Waama8010/
Wammo807/
Uamma807/
Wammy804/
Womma804/
Vwama804/
Weama803/
Wamaa801/
Wemma801/
Wamha801/
Wa'ma801/
Wuhammad771/
Wahmah73205/
Waimad73185/
Whamah73132/
Waymah73102/
Vatmma7385/
Waimau7377/
Beamma7368/
Waimea7362/
Waimai7353/
Wammou7343/
Wanmai7340/
Vammaj7335/
Wahama7334/
Waimah7329/
Wahuma7326/
Waemah7319/
Wanmad7317/
Wammis7314/
Waamah7313/
Bammai7312/
Whamas7311/
Baamma7311/
Wameau7310/
Baimma739/
Wamaha736/
Wuamai736/
Waamaa736/
Vaumma736/
Wommah735/
Vammas734/
Waasma734/
Banmma733/
Wamach733/
Wammie733/
Vammad732/
Wheama732/
Weahma732/
Vammah732/
Wannma732/
Weauma732/
Waitma731/
Waumaa731/
Veamma731/
Wuamah731/
Weamea731/
Wahyma731/
Waamas731/
Vaamma731/
Watmas731/
Wamatz731/
Woumma731/
Wommai731/
Bammay731/
Huamma731/
Wamahu731/
Wemmah731/
Wuhama731/
Watmat731/
Whaima731/
Wahmat731/
Wanmah731/
Wamass731/
Wammet731/
Waehma731/
Waemay731/
Hwanma731/
Waymas730/
Wamash730/
Bama6736,629/
Vama6721,086/
Wami677,895/
Wema677,573/
Waihmad676,071/
Wame671,745/
Wamo671,730/
Wamaadh671,495/
Waahmad671,342/
Woma67701/
Wamy67225/
Ouhamma67185/
Wahamas67122/
Baanmma67119/
Uama6798/
Waismaa6730/
Wahamaa6727/
Wuatmas6713/
Waimaya6710/
Waummuy679/
Wamajje678/
Whaymah677/
Watmaha676/
Weahmah675/
Hwanmah674/
Wannmat674/
Wammess673/
Wahammy673/
Vahamma672/
Wamaith672/
Wanmadh672/
Baimmay671/
Wammeey671/
Wommach671/
Wahamah671/
Weahmay671/
Whameah671/
Whammed671/
Wahamad671/
Wammoch671/
Huammad671/
Wahamme671/
Wamaaye671/
Uhammea671/
Whanmha671/
Wanhmad671/
Wameaux671/
Wamj671/
Wuhamad671/
Beammah670/
Wasmath670/
Waumach670/
Weamath670/
Wasmaud670/

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Footnotes

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