Wamuna Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

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

Wamuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Papua New Guinea1731:47,1315,852
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wamuna (189) may also be a first name.

Wamuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamuna is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamuna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 583,527th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Wamuna reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 189 people.

Wamuna is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 207,527. Without taking into account The DR Congo Wamuna occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamuena9255/
Wamouna921/
Wamunau921/
Wamunnah86427/
Waemunah8611/
Wamunaya867/
Waamunga861/
Wamona832,274/
Bamuna831,608/
Wamuni83788/
Womuna8371/
Wamuno8347/
Wamune8318/
Wemuna834/
Vamuna831/
Uamuna831/
Wamouno771,225/
Wamuini77227/
Womunga7755/
Baimuna7726/
Waumuni7710/
Bamouna7710/
Waimuni775/
Vammuna775/
Bamuina774/
Wamunje772/
Waamona771/
Wamaune771/
Waymona771/
Wamugne771/
Waminah771/
Baumuna771/
Baymuna771/
Wamunyi771/
Vamougna717/
Bahmouna711/
Wasmunot711/
Wasmunet711/
Wahamuni711/
Wamounou711/
Wamuingi711/
Womaunga711/
Waemunoh711/
Weamunoh711/
Womungaa711/
Bamune67105/
Bamuni6758/
Vemuna6718/
Woumounga6710/
Uamona674/
Bamuno672/
Vaimuhyna671/
Uamuni671/
Vamuni671/
Womona671/
Wamone671/

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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 Wamuna
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