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 found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wekam is the 570,540th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekam reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Wekam is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 37,693. In Cameroon Wekam is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 45 percent reside, West Region, where 31 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wekam
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