Wamume Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda571:684,90034,656
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Wamume Last Name Facts

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

Wamume occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wamume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamume reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda Wamume is primarily found in: Bududa District, where 67 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 23 percent reside and Bukwo District, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamume83106/
Wamuma8316/
Womume8316/
Wamumi8316/
Wamumai771/
Bamumme771/
Wasmumd771/
Bamum7352/
Vamum733/
Uamum732/
Wasmumdt711/
Vamaum6713/
Bamoum677/
Wamoma674/
Womuim673/
Baymum672/
Wamimi672/
Baimum672/
Bamaum671/
Wamhom671/
Vamuim671/
Vasmum671/
Waymom671/
Bamoumi622/
Bajhmum621/
Vamaumi621/
Bajhmoum574/
Bahamoum571/
Vahmimee571/
Vemhumea571/
Womom5589/
Vamimi501/
Boomum501/
Vamoem501/

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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 Wamume
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