Wimma Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wimma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wimma (78) may also be a first name.

Wimma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimma occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wimma is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wimma live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wimma is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 78 people.

This last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Wimma is most frequent in: Centre-Nord Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimma911/
Wima891,334/
Wijma801,703/
Waima801,365/
Weima80600/
Hwima80271/
Wimme80117/
Winma8083/
Wimmo8067/
Wimmi8055/
Bimma8050/
Wuima8028/
Woima8022/
Wimai8013/
Vimma806/
Whima805/
Wimah803/
Vwima802/
Wiema801/
Wemma801/
Wumma800/
Wimea800/
Waimad73185/
Weijma7382/
Waimau7377/
Waimea7362/
Waimai7353/
Waimah7329/
Bimmai7327/
Winmaï7321/
Winmai7314/
Witmah7312/
Woimai7310/
Baimma739/
Wimmie735/
Winmay734/
Bihmma733/
Wimmet732/
Wittma732/
Winmaî732/
Whimah731/
Wimasz731/
Wimath731/
Wemmah731/
Waitma731/
Winmaa731/
Whaima731/
Vismma731/
Wimaha731/
Withma731/
Boimma731/
Wimmit730/
Wimaud730/
Weimau730/
Wema677,573/
Bima676,289/
Waihmad676,071/
Wime671,963/
Uima67836/
Wyma67619/
Wuma67398/
Vima67269/
Wimo6784/
Wismath6780/
Wimi6767/
Weimmer6764/
Wismach6759/
Waismaa6730/
Waimaya6710/
Whitmas679/
Wimy674/
Whimmer673/
Wimmett673/
Wnma673/
Witmmer671/
D'Weima671/
Baimmay671/
Wimastt671/
Whitmaa671/
Whitmah671/
Boimmah671/
Wimmerr671/
Wimmmer671/
Wuimmer670/
Wimmitt670/
Whismau670/
Witmash670/
Wittmas670/
Wismats670/
Whitmay670/

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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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  • 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 Wimma
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