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 surname Wedem is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Wedem is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wedem reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 593,349th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 229 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 211,929. In Cameroon Wedem is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 76 percent are found, North Region, where 23 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found 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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- 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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