Weleme Surname
Approximately 754 people bear this surname
Weleme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 707 | 1:29,376 | 3,961 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Weleme (79) may also be a first name.
Weleme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weleme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weleme is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weleme? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 450,743rd most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Weleme reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most numerous forename on earth, held by 79 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 707 people, or 1 in 29,376. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 78 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Weleme is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Weleme
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