Wamsa Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Wamsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Wamsa (13) may also be a first name.
Wamsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamsa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wamsa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Wamsa live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 58 percent live, Northern, where 32 percent live and National Capital District, where 10 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamsat | 91 | 56 | / |
| Wamsha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamsia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamsau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wansa | 80 | 2,219 | / |
| Bamsa | 80 | 137 | / |
| Wamsi | 80 | 40 | / |
| Uamsa | 80 | 37 | / |
| Vamsa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wamza | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wamse | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wamsy | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wamso | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wemsa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wamja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Womsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamser | 73 | 2,274 | / |
| Wansai | 73 | 1,327 | / |
| Wansah | 73 | 360 | / |
| Vwamse | 73 | 128 | / |
| Wansay | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wansha | 73 | 49 | / |
| Uamsat | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wansia | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wanssa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wamcha | 73 | 14 | / |
| Baamsa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vamsha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wamsoi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wansea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bamsha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wainsa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamshi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wamsie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wamsey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bamsay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wansap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wansaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamssi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamsou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamsoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamdja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wansau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamsea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamses | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wamset | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wamsher | 67 | 222 | / |
| Bamshaa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wansacz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wamsser | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uamsaat | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuamsho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wainsat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahansa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanseah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwansap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamshey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamsoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamsous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanshai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baamsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whansay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanshat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waseemshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamsett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamsa
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