Gwellem Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gwellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528

Gwellem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwellem occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwellem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gwellem live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gwellem is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Gwellem is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 33 percent are found, Centre Region, where 22 percent are found and South Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwelem922/
Gwellen861/
Gwillem861/
Guellem861/
Guillem715,610/
Gwillim71887/
Gwillym71213/
Guellen7159/
Guellim7124/
Gwyllym711/
Gwillen711/
Gwyllim710/
Gwellin710/
Guillemn672/
Gblem672/
Kwelleng672/

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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
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  • 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 Gwellem
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