Whama Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Whama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 35 | 1:125,958 | 9,506 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Whama (52) may also be a first name.
Whama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whama is most common in Liberia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Whama occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Whama reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 52 people.
The surname Whama is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 125,958. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 51 percent live, Bong County, where 34 percent live and Montserrado County, where 14 percent live. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
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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
- 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 Whama
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