Wemima Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Wemima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wemima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wemima (54) may also be a first name.

Wemima Last Name Facts

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

Wemima has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemima? popularity and diffusion

Wemima is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wemima live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wemima is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Wemima is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 75 percent reside and Oyo, where 25 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wemimo83547/
Wamima8314/
Bemima831/
Wemema831/
Wemimot771/
Wamaima771/
Wememga771/
Wamema67583/
Womema67107/
Wamuma6716/
Bemimo672/
Weismimer671/
Bemimi671/
Bemime671/
Wememo671/
Vamaima629/
Wameema622/
Wamimoo622/
Viemime621/
Wamumai621/
Womeema621/
Vemhumea571/
Weimheimer502/
Vamema502/
Bememi502/
Wimyme501/
Bememe501/
Womumo501/

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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 Wemima
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis