Waema Surname
Approximately 2,425 people bear this surname
Waema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,855 | 1:24,895 | 2,809 |
| Thailand | 516 | 1:136,896 | 21,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Waema (464) may also be a first name.
Waema Demographics
Waema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waema is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waema is the 176,458th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,005,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Waema reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waema is also the 395,684th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 464 people.
Waema is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 24,895. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 58 percent are found, Machakos County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Waema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waema last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahema | 91 | 72 | / |
| Waemah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Waemay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waemat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waehma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wema | 89 | 7,573 | / |
| Wama | 89 | 7,316 | / |
| Waiyema | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waesmai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waetmai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamai | 80 | 3,977 | / |
| Wamah | 80 | 2,785 | / |
| Wemah | 80 | 705 | / |
| Wemay | 80 | 613 | / |
| Wamea | 80 | 375 | / |
| Hwema | 80 | 281 | / |
| Wamay | 80 | 225 | / |
| Wamma | 80 | 126 | / |
| Wemai | 80 | 114 | / |
| Wemea | 80 | 78 | / |
| Vaema | 80 | 71 | / |
| Wahma | 80 | 63 | / |
| Whama | 80 | 49 | / |
| Weema | 80 | 46 | / |
| Hwama | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wamau | 80 | 13 | / |
| Woema | 80 | 12 | / |
| Waama | 80 | 10 | / |
| Waemo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wa'ma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahmah | 73 | 205 | / |
| Whamah | 73 | 132 | / |
| Wemeau | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wahima | 73 | 40 | / |
| Wahama | 73 | 34 | / |
| Waamah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wameau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wammah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wamaha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waamaa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wemaij | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vaemai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waemoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuhama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemmah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahemo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaaema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waemos | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vama | 67 | 21,086 | / |
| Uema | 67 | 8,188 | / |
| Vema | 67 | 5,740 | / |
| Wamo | 67 | 1,730 | / |
| Woma | 67 | 701 | / |
| Wemo | 67 | 429 | / |
| Vahemaa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wahamaa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Woemeah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hweemay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baahema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajiema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whameah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiyema | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waema
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