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 surname Whama is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name 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. Whama is also the 1,381,723rd most common forename internationally It is held by 52 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 125,958. In Liberia Whama is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 51 percent are found, Bong County, where 34 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Liberia Whama is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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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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