Valemia Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Valemia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valemia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Valemia Last Name Facts

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

Valemia occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valemia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Valemia live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Valemia is most common in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valimia8618/
Valymia866/
Balemia862/
Valimaiya753/
Walimia7126/
Walamia712/
Balemea711/
Balimia711/
Bolemia711/
Vallimaiya711/
Falimia711/
Boulemia6798/
Velemeau673/
Baalemya671/
Valamayya631/
Balimaiya631/
Balimea5721/
Walamya576/
Welemja571/
Felomia571/
Wolomia571/
Velemeo571/
Wolomiah538/
Balimgea532/

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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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  • 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 Valemia
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