Waidam Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Waidam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Waidam (36) may also be a first name.
Waidam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waidam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waidam occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waidam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waidam is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Waidam reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
Waidam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Waidam is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found.
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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 Waidam
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