Wekama Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wekama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetkama | 92 | 13,797 | / |
| Weikama | 92 | 147 | / |
| Waekama | 92 | 16 | / |
| Wejkama | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wedkama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weakama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wechkama | 86 | 44 | / |
| Wakama | 83 | 2,487 | / |
| Wekema | 83 | 391 | / |
| Wikama | 83 | 262 | / |
| Wokama | 83 | 236 | / |
| Uekama | 83 | 7 | / |
| Vekama | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekoma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Weschkama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bekamau | 77 | 152 | / |
| Wiekema | 77 | 76 | / |
| Wokamma | 77 | 25 | / |
| Waikama | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wakamma | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bekamai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wikasma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wokamau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wickama | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wakamai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vetkama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakamau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vekamma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wiskama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakaima | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vaekama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vejkama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wetkami | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakhama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wajkama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwakama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwakama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weakamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekeima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vehkama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veskama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakahama | 71 | 117 | / |
| Vehkamaa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wakammah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wetkamee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vechkama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekamoth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetkamih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekahama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wedkamee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokoma | 67 | 4,490 | / |
| Uekami | 67 | 313 | / |
| Vakama | 67 | 273 | / |
| Wakoma | 67 | 97 | / |
| Wakamo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Uekame | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wakema | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vikama | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uecama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wekome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wikame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vekame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wikema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wacoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wacama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vokama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wecame | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wekama
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