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
Wekema occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wekema.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 738,530th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wekema live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 44,207. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Drenthe, where 53 percent are found, Groningen, where 24 percent are found and Friesland, where 6 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
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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