Wayem Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Wayem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wayem (1,688) may also be a first name.
Wayem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayem has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wayem is the 649,026th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wayem reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wayem is also the 187,233rd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 1,688 people.
It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Beside Ghana this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahyem | 91 | 27 | / |
| Wayeme | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wayeem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wuayem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wahayem | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wayne | 80 | 27,121 | / |
| Bayem | 80 | 538 | / |
| Wayam | 80 | 246 | / |
| Wayim | 80 | 197 | / |
| Wayen | 80 | 120 | / |
| Wajem | 80 | 64 | / |
| Wayum | 80 | 40 | / |
| Woyem | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wayom | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wayme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weyem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vayem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wiyem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whaym | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whayne | 73 | 219 | / |
| Wayane | 73 | 187 | / |
| Wahyum | 73 | 36 | / |
| Weyeme | 73 | 23 | / |
| Waweme | 73 | 21 | / |
| Waynne | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wayeen | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wayham | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wayene | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wayneh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wautem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wayine | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wayone | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wuyeme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayame | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahyne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wouyem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waihem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwajem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyehm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayend | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwayne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwayim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waicym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayhom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wayent | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waim | 67 | 2,149 | / |
| Baym | 67 | 677 | / |
| Weum | 67 | 519 | / |
| Waum | 67 | 302 | / |
| Weam | 67 | 261 | / |
| Wayn | 67 | 204 | / |
| Wayanne | 67 | 86 | / |
| Weim | 67 | 59 | / |
| Weym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wayhine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahyehn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyemne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaisem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayssen | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wayem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis