Wekeh Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wekeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wekeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wekeh is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Wekeh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wekeh are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wekeh
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