Wayamo Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

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

Wayamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1881:43,3715,314
Thailand711:994,906151,495
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Wayamo (145) may also be a first name.

Wayamo Last Name Facts

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

Wayamo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wayamo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayamo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wayamo is the 966,131st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Wayamo are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wayamo is also the 766,399th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 145 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 43,371. In Papua New Guinea Wayamo is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 75 percent are found, National Capital District, where 12 percent are found and Chimbu, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wayamo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 26 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Wayamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wayamo surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayamou921/
Wayama83147/
Bayamo8343/
Wiyamo8328/
Wayemo8321/
Weyamo8310/
Waiamo836/
Woyamo832/
Waymoh831/
Wayamah7714/
Bayamou774/
Whaymoy771/
Wayhama771/
Wiyamou771/
Huayamo771/
Waimo73228/
Weamo7341/
Wayma7317/
Bayama67535/
Bayomo67266/
Weyama67245/
Waymah67102/
Wajama6790/
Bayemo6768/
Wayima6757/
Waimou6742/
Bayumo6737/
Wayema6736/
Wiyama6730/
Veyamo6720/
Waimoi6717/
Boyamo6716/
Wiyomo6710/
Beyamo678/
Wajomo677/
Baymoy674/
Wuyomo674/
Vayama674/
Baymou674/
Wayuma673/
Waiama672/
Wejamo672/
Biyamo672/
Wajimo671/
Waismo671/
Vajamo671/
Wehamo671/
Weymou671/
Wahyma671/
Baymoh671/
Vaaimo671/
Woyimo671/
Bajamo671/
Uayama671/
Waemoh671/
Waymas670/
Waumop670/

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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 Wayamo
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