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

Wamu (Hindi: वामु, Oriya: ୱାମୁ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamu is the 187,259th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Wamu are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wamu is also the 361,930th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 542 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 126,313. In Indonesia Wamu is mostly found in: Papua, where 99 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 1 percent are found and West Papua, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Wamu occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Wamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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  • 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 Wamu
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