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 more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Whama are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Whama is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 52 people.
The last name Whama is most commonly occurring 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 reside, Bong County, where 34 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 24 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
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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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