Wakshum Surname
Approximately 2,255 people bear this surname
Wakshum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Wakshum (1,506) may also be a first name.
Wakshum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakshum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakshum is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakshum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 187,580th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,231,728 people. Wakshum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakshum are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 200,279th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 1,506 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 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 Wakshum
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