Wamune Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Wamune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wamune Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wamune is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamune? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Wamune reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamuene9221/
Wamunje922/
Wamugne921/
Wamaune921/
Wamun9160/
Wasmunet861/
Wamuni83788/
Wamuna83537/
Wamine83171/
Bamune83105/
Waimun8355/
Wamuin8314/
Wahmun834/
Wgamun831/
Wamone831/
Wamoun831/
Wamund831/
Bamoune77717/
Wamuini77227/
Wamueni7721/
Waumuni7710/
Waimuni775/
Waminey773/
Wamutin772/
Wamoung771/
Wamounn771/
Wa'mine771/
Wamunyi771/
Wamouna771/
Bamun73300/
Wamon7358/
Womun7331/
Vamun736/
Bammoune71247/
Wasmundt71211/
Baimoune71117/
Wamunaya717/
Wamuenyi714/
Vamougne713/
Bahmoune712/
Wasmuntt712/
Wuasmund711/
Wahamuni711/
Wasmunnd711/
Vamhunne711/
Weimoune711/
Waiminie711/
Wamuting711/
Bamhoune711/
Baamoune711/
Wamuingi711/
Watmeung711/
Wamona672,274/
Waymon67433/
Womuna6771/
Bamuni6758/
Waimon6746/
Bamoun6740/
Bomune6734/
Uatmun6728/
Wemine6722/
Woumun6718/
Weimun6717/
Bammun6716/
Vamung6715/
Bameun676/
Vamund676/
Wammon675/
Baumun675/
Beamun671/
Uamuni671/
Huamun671/
Vamaun671/
Bamhun671/
Vamuni671/
Wamoon671/
Baymun671/
Vamuna671/
Weamon671/
Whamon671/
Uamunn671/
Womine671/
Vamine671/
Uamuna671/
Bamaun670/

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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 Wamune
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