Wamos Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Wamos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wamos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamos is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Wamos are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Wamos is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Wamos is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamosh9116/
Wamous912/
Wamose911/
Waemos910/
Wamhoss832/
Vamos801,400/
Bamos80179/
Wamas8072/
Wamus8037/
Wamoj803/
Wamoc800/
Wuamosse775/
Bamous73393/
Vamosh7364/
Wamase7342/
Womose7318/
Whamas7311/
Baimos7310/
Wamush734/
Wamuse733/
Waamas731/
Wammus731/
Wemous731/
Wuomos731/
Bamoos731/
Watmas731/
Wamass731/
Wamoch730/
Wammoc730/
Wamash730/
Vasmos730/
Baymos730/
Wahmas730/
Beamos730/
Waymas730/
Bamouss67278/
Womosse67145/
Wahamas67122/
Wamasse6771/
Wamusse6730/
Vasmoos6725/
Bamoush6720/
Wuatmas6713/
Wamashe676/
Waymase674/
Wemhoss672/
Bahmous671/
Bamoiss671/
Wammoch671/
Watmuss671/
Wautmus670/
Bamhous670/
Wasmuus670/

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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
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  • 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 Wamos
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