Wekema Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Wekema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 382 | 1:44,207 | 7,524 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wekema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekema has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekema? popularity and diffusion
Wekema is the 738,530th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wekema live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 44,207. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 53 percent live, Groningen, where 24 percent live and Friesland, where 6 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiekema | 92 | 76 | / |
| Wekeima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakema | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wekama | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wekoma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wikema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wokema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weikama | 77 | 147 | / |
| Beekema | 77 | 37 | / |
| Waekama | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wejkama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Behkema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekemay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokkema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vekiema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weskemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weikeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wikiema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weakama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weukeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokoema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huekema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakemau | 77 | 0 | / |
| Veskemaa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wokoma | 67 | 4,490 | / |
| Wakama | 67 | 2,487 | / |
| Wikama | 67 | 262 | / |
| Wokama | 67 | 236 | / |
| Wakima | 67 | 125 | / |
| Wakoma | 67 | 97 | / |
| Vekima | 67 | 74 | / |
| Vakema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uekama | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wikima | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vekama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vekeme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wakemo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bykema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uekeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajkemaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wekema
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