Wamung Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Wamung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Wamung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamung has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wamung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamung? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Wamung are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Wamung is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 72 percent are found, Morobe, where 16 percent are found and Madang, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Wamung is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamoung921/
Waemaung861/
Watmeung861/
Wamuting861/
Wamong83277/
Bamung83107/
Vamung8315/
Baumung77328/
Waimong77197/
Bamaung7730/
Baimung7719/
Bamhung772/
Huameung715/
Baimoung713/
Baimaung711/
Huamaung711/
Uamong6777/
Baumunk62593/
Bomoung622/
Boumoung571/
Baumunck570/
Boommeung531/
Uomong501/

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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 Wamung
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