Wilmah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Wilmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Wilmah (290) may also be a first name.

Wilmah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilmah is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilmah is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wilmah are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 518,802nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 290 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Wilmah is most common in: Nyamira County, where 50 percent live and West Pokot County, where 50 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willmah922/
Wilma911,613/
Wilmachz862/
Wilmaith861/
Wilmassh860/
Wilmauth860/
Willma83223/
Wielma8321/
Welmah831/
Wilmaz831/
Vilmah831/
Welmath7719/
Willmay772/
Wilmaut771/
Willmea771/
Wilmoch771/
Wilmoht771/
Willmai771/
Vielmah771/
Willmoh770/
Vilma732,467/
Bilma73163/
Wilmo7398/
Welma7360/
Wylma7315/
Whlma739/
Wlema732/
Wilmosch717/
Wilmeaux711/
Wilmotth711/
Wilmotch711/
Willmatt710/
Vielma6725,042/
Vilmat6766/
Vilmay6749/
Vilmas6732/
Welmma6727/
Welmat679/
Wellma677/
Velmah676/
Vilmaz675/
Villma675/
Wilmey675/
Uilmaz672/
Wielmo671/
Wlemoh671/
Willmo671/
Billma670/

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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 Wilmah
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