Wekama Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wekama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wekama (13) may also be a first name.

Wekama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wekama is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wekama.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Wekama reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wekama is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Wekama is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 38 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 31 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 31 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetkama9213,797/
Weikama92147/
Waekama9216/
Wejkama927/
Wedkama921/
Weakama921/
Wechkama8644/
Wakama832,487/
Wekema83391/
Wikama83262/
Wokama83236/
Uekama837/
Vekama836/
Wekoma833/
Weschkama801/
Bekamau77152/
Wiekema7776/
Wokamma7725/
Waikama7718/
Wakamma7717/
Bekamai779/
Wikasma778/
Wokamau778/
Wickama778/
Wakamai777/
Vetkama777/
Wakamau775/
Vekamma774/
Wiskama774/
Wakaima773/
Vaekama773/
Vejkama773/
Wetkami773/
Wakhama772/
Wajkama771/
Wwakama771/
Hwakama771/
Weakamo771/
Wekeima771/
Vehkama771/
Wakauma771/
Veskama771/
Wakahama71117/
Vehkamaa7114/
Wakammah7110/
Wetkamee711/
Vechkama711/
Wekamoth711/
Wetkamih711/
Bekahama711/
Wedkamee711/
Wokoma674,490/
Uekami67313/
Vakama67273/
Wakoma6797/
Wakamo6738/
Uekame6736/
Wakema6732/
Vikama6715/
Uecama676/
Wekome673/
Wikame673/
Vekame672/
Wikema672/
Wacoma672/
Wacama672/
Vokama671/
Wokamo671/
Wokema671/
Wecame670/

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Footnotes

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