Wammy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wammy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wammy (18) may also be a first name.
Wammy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wammy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wammy is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wammy.
How Common Is The Last Name Wammy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wammy live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamy | 89 | 225 | / |
| Waummuy | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wahammy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wammeey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wammi | 80 | 230 | / |
| Wamay | 80 | 225 | / |
| Wamma | 80 | 126 | / |
| Wamey | 80 | 107 | / |
| Wamme | 80 | 53 | / |
| Bammy | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vammy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wemmy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wommy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bammey | 73 | 30 | / |
| Wammis | 73 | 14 | / |
| Waimey | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wammie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waimma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waemay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wammet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasmey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bammay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vammoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vammey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanmey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamyss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wami | 67 | 7,895 | / |
| Wama | 67 | 7,316 | / |
| Bamy | 67 | 2,831 | / |
| Wame | 67 | 1,745 | / |
| Vamy | 67 | 147 | / |
| Waimaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wemy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wammess | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanmaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaymoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whammed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weahmay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baimmay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wammy
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