Waema Surname

176,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8551:24,8952,809
Thailand5161:136,89621,250
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Waema (464) may also be a first name.

Waema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waema is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,458th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,005,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Waema are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waema is also the 395,684th most numerous first name globally, borne by 464 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 1,855 people, or 1 in 24,895. In Kenya Waema is most common in: Makueni County, where 58 percent live, Machakos County, where 15 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Waema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Waema last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahema9172/
Waemah9119/
Waemay911/
Waemat911/
Waehma911/
Wema897,573/
Wama897,316/
Waiyema834/
Waesmai832/
Waetmai831/
Wamai803,977/
Wamah802,785/
Wemah80705/
Wemay80613/
Wamea80375/
Hwema80281/
Wamay80225/
Wamma80126/
Wemai80114/
Wemea8078/
Vaema8071/
Wahma8063/
Whama8049/
Weema8046/
Hwama8021/
Wamau8013/
Woema8012/
Waama8010/
Waemo807/
Wa'ma801/
Wamha801/
Wemma801/
Wamaa801/
Wemau801/
Whema801/
Wahmah73205/
Whamah73132/
Wemeau7342/
Wahima7340/
Wahama7334/
Waamah7313/
Wameau7310/
Wammah739/
Wamaha736/
Waamaa736/
Wemaij734/
Vaemai734/
Waemoh731/
Wheuma731/
Wuhama731/
Wemmah731/
Wamahu731/
Wahemo731/
Vaaema731/
Waemos730/
Vama6721,086/
Uema678,188/
Vema675,740/
Wamo671,730/
Woma67701/
Wemo67429/
Vahemaa6730/
Wahamaa6727/
Woemeah678/
Hweemay671/
Baahema671/
Vajiema671/
Bahemma671/
Whameah671/
Wahamah671/
Baiyema671/

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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 Waema
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