Wadem Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Wadem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wadem (233) may also be a first name.

Wadem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadem has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wadem live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 587,225th most numerous first name globally, held by 233 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 78 percent live, East Sepik, where 11 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 11 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadiem9133/
Wademe9115/
Wadeem919/
Wuadem912/
Wgadem911/
Wadhem911/
Waddem911/
Weadem910/
Wadheim835/
Badem808,262/
Waden80560/
Wadne80179/
Vadem80136/
Wedem8099/
Wadim8052/
Wodem8023/
Wadeń801/
Wadden731,573/
Baddem73465/
Vaddem73246/
Wadeen73156/
Wadehn73155/
Wuaden73124/
Weaden73114/
Wahden7378/
Waaden7353/
Wayden7325/
Waiden7323/
Wadien7319/
Waidim7314/
Badeem7312/
Badhem737/
Vadeem737/
Baidem737/
Vaadem736/
Vademe734/
Wadhne734/
Bademm734/
Baadem734/
Weidem733/
Woudem733/
Wadgne732/
Baydem732/
Beadem732/
Waadne731/
Wajden731/
Weydem731/
Woidem731/
Vaidem731/
Wedeem731/
Woodem731/
Waduen731/
Wadeun731/
Woedem731/
Wadyom731/
Wadime731/
Wadhim730/
Whaden730/
Vaudem730/
Vadheim6791/
Wheaden6732/
Baddhem6715/
Baaddem6715/
Wadn6714/
Ouhadem679/
Weadeng675/
Baddeem675/
Baddemm675/
Baadeem674/
Vaadeem674/
Waideen673/
Baddeam673/
Wahaden672/
Weideme671/
Weadend671/
Badehem671/
Veadeam671/
Hwaiden671/
Waidene671/
Woudeme671/
Wassden670/
Wasdden670/
Waddien670/

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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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  • 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 Wadem
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