Wemera Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wemera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wemera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wemera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wemera is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wemera reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Wemera is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Wemera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wemera has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wemera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wemera last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamera83173/
Bemera83160/
Wemere8318/
Womera8314/
Wimera835/
Wemeri832/
Uemera832/
Wemara832/
Wiemeri7765/
Wiemero7719/
Wamerau7717/
Womerai778/
Wameera775/
Bemeera773/
Bemerah773/
Beemera772/
Wemhara771/
Wetmere771/
Weimere771/
Wiemere771/
Wamerai771/
Bemeara771/
Wiemery770/
Weimerhaus7510/
Wehmerer711/
Wemmerod711/
Weymerer711/
Whimerah711/
Wamara672,339/
Wamira6762/
Weimerich6750/
Wemire6742/
Womara6732/
Wamero6730/
Womora6726/
Bemero6717/
Bemira6712/
Uemara6712/
Bimera6711/
Bemery679/
Wimira678/
Bemere678/
Bemeri676/
Vamera676/
Vimera675/
Wimara674/
Vemora673/
Vemara672/
Vemero672/
Wemaro672/
Wemyre671/
Vemery671/
Vemeri671/
Womero671/
Weymerich671/
Uemere671/
Wimere670/

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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
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  • 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 Wemera
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