Wamp Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

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

Wamp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6981:11,6821,059
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wamp (122) may also be a first name.

Wamp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamp is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamp is the 429,044th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,064,112 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Wamp reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 844,248th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 122 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 11,682. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 66 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 25 percent are found and National Capital District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Wamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wamp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wamp last name grew 590 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wamp are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Wamp earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wampe8928/
Waimp8925/
Waump892/
Weamp890/
Waampe807/
Vwampe805/
Waimpt800/
Wamb75375/
Wemp75212/
Womp7518/
Wanp7516/
Vamp7510/
Wamv754/
Bamp753/
Uamp751/
Waimb6785/
Wanpe6730/
Baump6725/
Wompe673/
Vampz673/
Wanph672/
Wambz671/
Weamb671/
Vamps671/
Vampe671/
Wambd671/
Baimp671/
Wempf670/

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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 Wamp
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