Wamua Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Wamua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Wamua (15) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuamua | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wamuea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamuaj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamuayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waymuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bamua | 80 | 371 | / |
| Wamuo | 80 | 292 | / |
| Wamwa | 80 | 146 | / |
| Wemua | 80 | 6 | / |
| Vamua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wamva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamwea | 73 | 2,310 | / |
| Wamvou | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wamuoh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wamweu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wamwai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vaimua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wamwas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hwamba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baimua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baumua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uaamua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wambaha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beamuah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womuhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woumuah | 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 Wamua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis