Wedem Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Wedem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wedem (229) may also be a first name.
Wedem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wedem has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedem? popularity and diffusion
Wedem is the 1,860,621st most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wedem live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 593,349th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 229 people.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 211,929. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 76 percent are found, North Region, where 23 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedeme | 91 | 16 | / |
| Wiedem | 91 | 14 | / |
| Weidem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Woedem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weydem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wedeem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weadem | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weideme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wouedem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weden | 80 | 567 | / |
| Vedem | 80 | 48 | / |
| Bedem | 80 | 33 | / |
| Widem | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wodem | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wadem | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wedne | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uedem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weidemnn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weeden | 73 | 6,396 | / |
| Weiden | 73 | 1,486 | / |
| Wieden | 73 | 1,272 | / |
| Wedeen | 73 | 180 | / |
| Weyden | 73 | 162 | / |
| Wehden | 73 | 154 | / |
| Weaden | 73 | 114 | / |
| Wedden | 73 | 85 | / |
| Uedeme | 73 | 46 | / |
| Wadiem | 73 | 33 | / |
| Wheden | 73 | 31 | / |
| Wejden | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wedime | 73 | 19 | / |
| Beedem | 73 | 18 | / |
| Weidne | 73 | 16 | / |
| Widiem | 73 | 13 | / |
| Huedem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wadeem | 73 | 9 | / |
| Veedem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wedien | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beddem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vedeme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Widemn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beadem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Widhem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Widgem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woidem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weydne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veddem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wisdem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouedem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waddem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bedeam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weddim | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wedehn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weijden | 67 | 193 | / |
| Wheaden | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weident | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wheeden | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weadeng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weedeen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whedden | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vedemme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weadend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veadeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whieden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weedenq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weedene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weideen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wedem
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