Wemegah Surname

103,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wemegah Surname User-submission:

Wemegah is an ɛwɛ name from Ghana, which in ɛwɛ is written as ŋɛmɛga, which means 'boss' or 'master of the ɛwɛ'.

Wemegah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5031:6,001827
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Wemegah (285) may also be a first name.

Wemegah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wemegah is an ɛwɛ name from Ghana, which in ɛwɛ is written as ŋɛmɛga, which means 'boss' or 'master of the ɛwɛ'.

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Wemegah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wemegah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wemegah occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wemegah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemegah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,383rd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,602,011 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wemegah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wemegah is also the 524,196th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 285 people.

It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 4,503 people, or 1 in 6,001. Beside Ghana this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wemega921/
Wemmega8656/
Vemegah861/
Weimega860/
Wemegheu801/
Wemeinga801/
Wiemmega801/
Wamega7782/
Wimega772/
Wemoga771/
Bemega771/
Vemega771/
Ouemega7117/
Wuimega718/
Vemegas713/
Wimmega713/
Woemego711/
Bemegho711/
Wammega711/
Vemagah711/
Wemagai711/
Weemego711/
Wimiega711/
Womiegha6775/
Ouemmega671/
Beamegha671/
Wamiegha671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wemegah
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