Wamson Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wamson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wamson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamson is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamson is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Wamson is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wamson are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Wamson is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Wamson is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 78 percent live, East New Britain, where 11 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamsong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wamsohn | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wanson | 83 | 1,938 | / |
| Bamson | 83 | 773 | / |
| Uamson | 83 | 128 | / |
| Vamson | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wamsom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Womson | 83 | 0 | / |
| Beamson | 77 | 164 | / |
| Wanshon | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wansson | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wainson | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bahmson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waanson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wansonn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weimson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wansoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamsgan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Watinson | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wansoong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banson | 67 | 6,517 | / |
| Wansan | 67 | 1,454 | / |
| Wansen | 67 | 966 | / |
| Vanson | 67 | 926 | / |
| Wonson | 67 | 687 | / |
| Wansom | 67 | 496 | / |
| Bomson | 67 | 135 | / |
| Wanjon | 67 | 97 | / |
| Uamsan | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wamzan | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bamsen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bamzon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wajsenzon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wamsam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Womsan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waysenson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uanson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanzon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womzon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wansén | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamsen | 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 Wamson
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