Wekum Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Wekum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
Wekum (12) may also be a first name.
Wekum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wekum is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Wekum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wekum are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wekum is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
Wekum is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 94 percent live and Madang, where 6 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weikum | 91 | 658 | / |
| Wejkum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Weekum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wegkum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wekume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weykum | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weickum | 83 | 292 | / |
| Weitkum | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wettkum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakum | 80 | 1,810 | / |
| Wikum | 80 | 428 | / |
| Wokum | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wekom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vekum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weekuume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wickum | 73 | 450 | / |
| Veykum | 73 | 155 | / |
| Wokkum | 73 | 90 | / |
| Witkum | 73 | 45 | / |
| Vaekum | 73 | 39 | / |
| Vekoum | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wakhum | 73 | 24 | / |
| Waikum | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wokoum | 73 | 15 | / |
| Weikom | 73 | 13 | / |
| Veikum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weicum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Behkum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wogkum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Veekum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiskum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wackum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whickum | 67 | 40 | / |
| Beekhum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veikoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veekhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckkum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wickhum | 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 Wekum
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