Wamuk Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Wamuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 110 | 1:74,125 | 9,709 |
| Thailand | 71 | 1:994,906 | 151,495 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
Wamuk (21) may also be a first name.
Wamuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamuk has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamuk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,210,518th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wamuk reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name Wamuk is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 35 percent live, West New Britain, where 21 percent live and Chimbu, where 14 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimuk | 91 | 133 | / |
| Wamuke | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hwamuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wamuck | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wamukhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waimuke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wammuck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamauck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wamug | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wamok | 80 | 19 | / |
| Vamuk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamukowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waimok | 73 | 69 | / |
| Baimuk | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vamuke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Baymuk | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wamook | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamukh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Womuck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wammock | 67 | 144 | / |
| Bajmouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woumuck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baymukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waymock | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wamuk
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