Wakema Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Wakema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wakema (18) may also be a first name.
Wakema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakema has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakema is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Wakema occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wakema live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakema is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 18 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Taraba, where 94 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Wakema exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakemau | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wakemaht | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wakama | 83 | 2,487 | / |
| Wekema | 83 | 391 | / |
| Wakima | 83 | 125 | / |
| Wakoma | 83 | 97 | / |
| Vakema | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wakeme | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wakemo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakemi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wokema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wajkemaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baukema | 77 | 110 | / |
| Waikama | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wakamma | 77 | 17 | / |
| Waekama | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wakamai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakomah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wakamau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wakaima | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakimah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakeima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakuima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakhama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakieme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekeima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakimga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokkema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weakama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwakama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wajkama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakemah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwakama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokoema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakahama | 71 | 117 | / |
| Wakammah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Beaukema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wokoma | 67 | 4,490 | / |
| Wakimo | 67 | 337 | / |
| Vakama | 67 | 273 | / |
| Wokama | 67 | 236 | / |
| Vacema | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wakamo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wokeme | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wekama | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wakomo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vakoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wekoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wacoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wacama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waceme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackcheme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakesmith | 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
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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 Wakema
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