Waume Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Waume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Waume (15) may also be a first name.

Waume Last Name Facts

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

Waume is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waume.

How Common Is The Last Name Waume? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Waume is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Waume reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waume is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Waume is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 54 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 8 percent are found and Buyende District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waumer911/
Wame891,745/
Waum89302/
Wume8978/
Wauhmer830/
Baume802,146/
Wamea80375/
Waime80359/
Wahum80357/
Wamei80229/
Wamey80107/
Woume80105/
Wajum8079/
Wamej8071/
Wamme8053/
Wayum8040/
Wumei8033/
Wauma8030/
Wumer8025/
Wamie8024/
Waumi8014/
Hwame8013/
Wumeh8013/
Wameh8013/
Wamez805/
Wahme804/
Weame803/
Wayme803/
Wamee802/
Wameu802/
Vaume802/
Wamhe801/
Whame801/
Weume801/
Wajme801/
Wumme801/
Wumie800/
Wahyumie7754/
Wam752,955/
Wum75142/
Weamie73885/
Baumey73216/
Baumea73206/
Wasmes73137/
Bayume73122/
Wummer7395/
Wahmes7389/
Waimea7362/
Baumee7356/
Wuyame7352/
Weames7337/
Wahyum7336/
Woyame7332/
Wuiame7324/
Baumei7321/
Waweme7321/
Waiame7319/
Wahumi7313/
Wahame7310/
Waimey739/
Wajime739/
Weamee737/
Wajuma735/
Weiame735/
Wayeme734/
Wiyame734/
Waiuma733/
Wayuma733/
Wammie733/
Wayame732/
Wuyeme732/
Waimie732/
Waimee732/
Waimei731/
Wameee731/
Wahmee731/
Whoume731/
Waumaa731/
Waymie731/
Weamea731/
Wahmer731/
Wamieh731/
Waamei731/
Wajome731/
Waioum731/
Woueme731/
Hwamed731/
Wojame731/
Wayumi731/
Watmee731/
Wasmey731/
Wahjme731/
Wammet731/
Whames730/
Wasmet730/
Vaumea730/
Waymet730/
Watmes730/
Baum6768,728/
Wami677,895/
Wama677,316/
Bame676,641/
Waim672,149/
Wime671,963/
Wuam67749/
Wham67718/
Wome67718/
Weum67519/
Bume67510/
Wuma67398/
Wumi67344/
Wahyumi67303/
Vaum67296/
Weam67261/
Wamy67225/
Vame67153/
Wahm67144/
Waam67129/
Vwam6798/
Woum6759/
Wamujje6755/
Hwam6743/
Wuamett6729/
Vume6729/
Wamm6729/
Weasmer6712/
Waummuy679/
Wamajje678/
Wahyuma677/
Uame677/
Wasmeer677/
Weahmie676/
Wuim675/
Wammess673/
Woummer672/
Wajm672/
Wamh671/
Wammeey671/
Wgum671/
Whameah671/
Whammed671/
Waaitme671/
Wamt671/
Wajumai671/
Voyaume671/
Hwatmeh671/
Hwaimer671/
Vajaume671/
Wahamme671/
Wamaaye671/
Woujeme671/
Woumeih671/
Woummei671/
Wiyamei671/
Wiyamey671/
Waumowa671/
Wgam671/
Wahmeed671/
Wamj671/
Wujm671/
Wumy671/
Wuimmer670/
Wahamer670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Waume
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis