Wammi Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wammi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wammi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wammi (188) may also be a first name.

Wammi Last Name Facts

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

Wammi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wammi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wammi is the 1,076,574th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wammi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 188 people.

The surname Wammi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria Wammi is most frequent in: Jigawa, where 43 percent are found, Yobe, where 43 percent are found and Bauchi, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wammis9114/
Wammie913/
Wami897,895/
Wamai803,977/
Bammi801,422/
Hwami80875/
Vammi80823/
Wamui80664/
Wanmi80385/
Wahmi80342/
Wamei80229/
Uammi80216/
Waimi80205/
Whami80140/
Wamma80126/
Wamoi8087/
Wommi8086/
Wamme8053/
Waemi8041/
Wamie8024/
Wemmi8020/
Waumi8014/
Wammy804/
Waymi804/
Wajmi802/
Wamij802/
Weami801/
Waami801/
Weamie73885/
Baammi73511/
Vwamhi7388/
Wemmie7387/
Waimai7353/
Wanmai7340/
Wamich7333/
Wamiss7319/
Waimoi7317/
Wanmei7314/
Wahumi7313/
Bammai7312/
Wommei737/
Wahami737/
Wuamai736/
Waimie732/
Wammet731/
Wommai731/
Waamei731/
Wamieh731/
Wahmis731/
Wanmoi731/
Whatmi731/
Whaimi731/
Waanmi731/
Waamii731/
Waimma731/
Wommie731/
Waymie731/
Vammit731/
Vammie731/
Waimui731/
Bammij731/
Bammii731/
Waimei731/
Wommis730/
Vami6714,538/
Wama677,316/
Bami676,930/
Wame671,745/
Ouhammi67689/
Wemi67421/
Womi67243/
Wamy67225/
Waummuy679/
Uami679/
Weahmie676/
Wahammy673/
Wammess673/
Wamaith672/
Vasimmi671/
Wammeey671/
Wahmish671/
Wamj671/
Whammed671/
Hwamish671/
Wainemi671/
Wahamme671/
Woummei671/
Wahamui671/

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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 Wammi
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