Wamu Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

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

Wamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0471:126,31312,714
Papua New Guinea3801:21,4572,288
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Nigeria2491:711,41732,711
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wamu (542) may also be a first name.

Wamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamu (Hindi: वामु, Oriya: ୱାମୁ) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,259th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Wamu live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 361,930th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 542 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,047 people, or 1 in 126,313. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Papua, where 99 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 1 percent live and West Papua, where 0 percent live. Besides Indonesia Wamu exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Wamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamui89664/
Waimu89337/
Wamou89287/
Wahmu89216/
Waymu8918/
Wamuu8917/
Wamau8913/
Weamu8911/
Vwamu895/
Wamuh895/
Waamu894/
Waumu893/
Wamud892/
Wammu892/
Wameu892/
Hwamu891/
Wuamu891/
Waimau8077/
Wammou8043/
Waimou8042/
Wasmuß8022/
Wahamu8012/
Wamouh804/
Wamush804/
Waamou804/
Wamous802/
Wamoup801/
Wamout801/
Waimui801/
Wathmu801/
Wamhou801/
Wammus801/
Wamuht801/
Wamahu801/
Waimmu801/
Wahmud801/
Wamuth801/
Waymut800/
Bamu752,294/
Womu75519/
Wemu75198/
Vamu7583/
Uamu7510/
Wamujje7355/
Wasmuht7324/
Waummuy739/
Wahmuth737/
Wahamui731/
Watmuss731/
Wasmuus730/
Wasmaud730/
Wautmus730/
Bamou672,649/
Vamau67270/
Vammu67113/
Baimu6771/
Baamu6752/
Bammu6750/
Vamou6726/
Vamut6726/
Wamoe6724/
Bameu6723/
Veamu6719/
Wasmouth6717/
Bamau6714/
Womuh6714/
Vasmu6714/
Vaimu679/
Bamui677/
Wemeu676/
Weimu676/
Wuimu676/
Watmouth676/
Wamoo675/
Womou674/
Whemu673/
Baumu673/
Beamu673/
Vamus673/
Vaamu672/
Vamgu672/
Huamu672/
Vaumu671/
Womus671/
Baymu671/
Weemu671/
Wemau671/
Vuamu671/
Uamus671/
Bamuy671/
Vaemu671/
Vatmu671/
Wamuyowa671/
Vamuh671/
Wuomu671/
Uamau671/
Woumu671/
Womuu671/

Wamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wamu in the Hindi language
वामुvamu-
Wamu in the Oriya language
ୱାମୁwamu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wamu
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