Wehome Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wehome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wehome (5) may also be a first name.

Wehome Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wehome Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wehome occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehome? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wehome is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wehome are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wehome is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 5 people.

Wehome is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 100 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whehome924/
Wehomeh922/
Behoume7732/
Wehoumi771/
Behomme771/
Wiome7364/
Veome739/
Beome730/
Wyome730/
Houehome71212/
Woyome67918/
Houehomey6720/
Houehoume6712/
Weamee677/
Beohme672/
Weyoma672/
Beoume671/
Wojome671/
Wajome671/
Wihame671/
Weamea671/
Wyomme671/
Veomer670/
Wijome670/
Veomet670/

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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 Wehome
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