Wamtu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wamtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wamtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wamtu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wamtu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamtu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamtu is the 6,063,924th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamtu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 88 percent are found and Plateau, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Wamtu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamtou | 91 | 19 | / |
| Vwamtu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Wamtui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamtuch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wantu | 80 | 880 | / |
| Womtu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Bamtu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wantou | 73 | 284 | / |
| Wanthu | 73 | 170 | / |
| Wantui | 73 | 54 | / |
| Vamteu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wantut | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wanteu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bamttu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vamtou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wantau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wanhtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamthu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wantuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wantuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wantous | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuantou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wantush | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waintau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuhantu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wantuhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womtheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wańtuch | 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 Wamtu
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