Wekam Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wekam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5511:37,6935,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wekam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wekam is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 570,540th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname Wekam is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekam live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 37,693. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 45 percent are found, West Region, where 31 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Wekam exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weikam9115/
Weykam9113/
Weukam9111/
Wetkam913/
Woekam912/
Weckam911/
Weekam910/
Wetkham8347/
Weikamm8344/
Weskamm8321/
Weitkam8316/
Weidkam8311/
Weiskam839/
Weekham839/
Wiekham834/
Weckham831/
Woekham831/
Weakham830/
Wakam801,551/
Wokam80756/
Wikam8028/
Vekam8010/
Wekom802/
Wiegkham771/
Witkam73399/
Wickam73316/
Wakham73152/
Wikham7364/
Uekame7336/
Wakeam7324/
Begkam7324/
Waikam7320/
Weikom7313/
Vegkam739/
Beakam737/
Wackam736/
Viekam736/
Vekgam733/
Wekome733/
Wakkam733/
Wikame733/
Weicam732/
Wockam732/
Vekame732/
Wahkam732/
Wescam732/
Vekkam731/
Vezkam731/
Beikam731/
Wetkom731/
Wokaim731/
Wakaym731/
Bekeam731/
Wyckam730/
Wecame730/
Wakaim730/
Wickham6720,983/
Waikham67222/
Wykeham67129/
Wyckham6723/
Waikame6712/
Veekham678/
Wichkam677/
Woikame676/
Whickam675/
Veckham675/
Beeckam672/
Witkamt672/
Waikaim672/
Wytkamt671/
Wittkam671/
Behkham671/
Wockham670/

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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 Wekam
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