Wekio Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Wekio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wekio (46) may also be a first name.
Wekio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekio Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekio occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekio? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Wekio occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wekio are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 46 people.
Wekio is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakio | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wekios | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wakio | 80 | 7,324 | / |
| Wikio | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wekia | 80 | 18 | / |
| Vekio | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wekeo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakijo | 73 | 483 | / |
| Vekios | 73 | 319 | / |
| Wakioh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wakhio | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wekiah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wechio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weikyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waikio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekaiyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wekayia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wecchio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whitkio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakijoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckhio | 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 Wekio
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