Wajem Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wajem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wajem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Cameroon241:865,37858,754

Wajem (1,235) may also be a first name.

Wajem Last Name Facts

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

Wajem (Oriya: ୱାେଜମ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wajem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wajem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Wajem live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wajem is also the 225,053rd most common first name globally, held by 1,235 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 3,306,230. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Kalimantan, where 85 percent reside and Lampung, where 15 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajeem911/
Hwajem911/
Wajm892/
Wadjeam831/
Wasem804,724/
Wayem80466/
Wajim80128/
Wajum8079/
Wojem8072/
Bajem8069/
Wejem8054/
Wajam8041/
Wazem8017/
Wagem809/
Wajen806/
Wajom804/
Wajme801/
Waiem801/
Wajne801/
Waseem73164,156/
Wazeem731,033/
Watjen73198/
Waajen7361/
Waasem7358/
Wasiem7336/
Wajsen7333/
Wagiem7331/
Wahyem7327/
Waweme7321/
Wasgem7313/
Waseim7310/
Wajcen735/
Wasemm735/
Waseam734/
Wayeme734/
Wojeem733/
Wautem733/
Baajem732/
Wayeem732/
Waigem732/
Wadjim732/
Wajeen732/
Waihem731/
Wahsem731/
Wahjme731/
Vajeme731/
Weajim731/
Vajeem731/
Wuayem731/
Wajome731/
Wajene731/
Waceem731/
Wageme731/
Waim672,149/
Weum67519/
Waum67302/
Weam67261/
Wajn6788/
Weim6759/
Waaijen6725/
Wahayem6715/
Waaseem678/
Weym673/
Waseemc673/
Weaseem672/
Vaem672/
Whaseem672/
Huajiem672/
Waseemn672/
Uajm671/
Waijjen671/
Wadjime671/
Woudjem671/
Woujeme671/
Vaidjem671/
Wazheme671/
Huaijem671/
Weijeme671/
Wejm671/
Vwaseem671/
Vadjhem671/
Wujm671/
Woem671/
Vajm671/
Waseemm671/
Waheemh671/
Hwaisem671/
Hwaijen671/
Wijm671/
Waijend670/

Wajem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wajem in the Oriya language
ୱାେଜମwaejama-

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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 Wajem
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