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

The last name Wayamo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayamo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Wayamo is primarily found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Wayamo reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wayamo is also the 766,399th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 145 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 43,371. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 75 percent live, National Capital District, where 12 percent live and Chimbu, where 5 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wayamo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Wayamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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