Wamse Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wamse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wamse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamse is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamse? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamse is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Wamse is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wamse live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wamse is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Wamse
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