Wamunge Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Wamunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Wamunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamunge is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamunge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamunge is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Wamunge is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wamunge live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Wamunge is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamunga | 86 | 884 | / |
| Wamonge | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wamunze | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wamunje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bamunge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamuingi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waamunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamusinze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamutingi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Womunga | 71 | 55 | / |
| Wamunza | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wamonga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wamunsi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamutinghi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamundji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weimungi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bamungay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Womungaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamungai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuunza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamunshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamonzze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woumounga | 63 | 10 | / |
| Womonga | 57 | 10 | / |
| Womongi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bamunshi | 53 | 27 | / |
| Uamonnga | 53 | 9 | / |
| Baimunsi | 53 | 6 | / |
| Woumonga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bamuinshi | 50 | 21 | / |
| Huamunshi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wamunge
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