Wejem Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Wejem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Wejem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wejem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wejem is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wejem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wejem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon Wejem is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wejhem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wejm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weijeme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bejem | 80 | 271 | / |
| Wojem | 80 | 72 | / |
| Wajem | 80 | 64 | / |
| Wesem | 80 | 30 | / |
| Wejim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wezem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wejen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weyem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wejam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wejme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetjen | 73 | 1,352 | / |
| Weijne | 73 | 28 | / |
| Weyeme | 73 | 23 | / |
| Weijen | 73 | 21 | / |
| Weseem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wojeem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wesjen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wejamn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayeem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wegeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedjen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wezeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boweem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weajim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwajem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weseum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiesem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaweem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejm | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Weum | 67 | 519 | / |
| Weam | 67 | 261 | / |
| Weijzen | 67 | 161 | / |
| Veem | 67 | 93 | / |
| Weim | 67 | 59 | / |
| Weijten | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weijsen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weejane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weaseem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wettjen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiseim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woujeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheijen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweyjen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wujm | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wejem
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