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 is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wammi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wammi is the 1,076,574th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Wammi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wammi reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria Wammi is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 43 percent live, Yobe, where 43 percent live and Bauchi, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

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