Womwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Uganda

Womwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Womwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Womwa Last Name Facts

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

Womwa is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Womwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Womwa is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Womwa reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Womwa is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woumwa912/
Womwaya832/
Wosemwa831/
Wamwa80146/
Wonwa8035/
Wemwa8012/
Womwe804/
Womva801/
Wamwea732,310/
Wonwai73358/
Woimba7363/
Wombah7321/
Wamwai7313/
Wonwea736/
Wonway734/
Wamwas734/
Wounwa731/
Boomwa731/
Wonhwa731/
Voumwa731/
Wamwah731/
Hwomwe731/
Wamwaya6740/
Wasemwa6717/
Woimbai6711/
Whonwea674/
Watemwa672/
Womuhai672/
Whonwad672/
Wasimwa671/
Woombah671/
Watimwa671/
Woumuah671/

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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 Womwa
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