Wekem Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Wekem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
Wekem (33) may also be a first name.
Wekem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wekem occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 612,595th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekem live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 33 people.
Wekem is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Besides Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiekem | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wekeem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wekehem | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wouekem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weikeme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakem | 80 | 794 | / |
| Wokem | 80 | 386 | / |
| Wekim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wykem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vekem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wikem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weukheim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waikem | 73 | 86 | / |
| Wakeem | 73 | 66 | / |
| Wechem | 73 | 41 | / |
| Wickem | 73 | 33 | / |
| Wakeam | 73 | 24 | / |
| Waqeem | 73 | 18 | / |
| Beikem | 73 | 11 | / |
| Beykem | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vekeme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wakiem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wikeem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakhem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beakem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uekeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekeam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakemm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wickhem | 67 | 60 | / |
| Whickem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wekchim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woikeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weickim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beakkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wickiem | 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
- 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 Wekem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis