Wamul Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

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

Wamul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855

Wamul (48) may also be a first name.

Wamul Last Name Facts

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

Wamul occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wamul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wamul is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Wamul live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 79 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wamul is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea Wamul is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 35 percent reside, Chimbu, where 31 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 27 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamule9120/
Waamull83122/
Waamoul8310/
Wamoule831/
Wasmutl831/
Bamul80201/
Wamol809/
Vamul802/
Bameul739/
Vamull738/
Vamaul736/
Baymul735/
Vaimul735/
Waimol733/
Bamoul733/
Vamule732/
Womule731/
Womaul731/
Veamul731/
Vaymull673/
Vamoule671/
Vamhulle621/
Vemul60524/
Bomul602/
Vomul601/
Vemull551,268/
Boymul55103/
Bomoul552/
Vemuul552/
Vemulh551/
Uomoul551/
Huemul551/
Bomull550/
Weismautel530/
Boimaul503/
Boumoul502/
Bommull501/
Boomull500/

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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 Wamul
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