Wamura Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Wamura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wamura (35) may also be a first name.
Wamura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamura occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamura? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamura is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Wamura reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 57 percent reside, Northern, where 39 percent reside and Chimbu, where 4 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 46 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimura | 92 | 25 | / |
| Vwamura | 92 | 10 | / |
| Hwamura | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wamahura | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wamira | 83 | 62 | / |
| Wamuri | 83 | 44 | / |
| Bamura | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wemura | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wamure | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wamuro | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waimuri | 77 | 157 | / |
| Wamuruo | 77 | 71 | / |
| Uamurai | 77 | 60 | / |
| Wamauri | 77 | 27 | / |
| Waimora | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bamurah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bamoura | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waimira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahmura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamgura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamuras | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamirah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waumora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamauras | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vamauraj | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wamourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamaurat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamautra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waimurii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uemura | 67 | 141,651 | / |
| Wamoro | 67 | 334 | / |
| Bomura | 67 | 285 | / |
| Vamuri | 67 | 47 | / |
| Vemura | 67 | 45 | / |
| Womora | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wamori | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bamuri | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vamira | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wamiro | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wamore | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bamuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamuri | 67 | 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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- 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 Wamura
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