Wemson Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wemson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Wemson (32) may also be a first name.
Wemson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wemson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wemson occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wemson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wemson are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wemson is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 32 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Wemson is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 93 percent are found and Chimbu, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wemson exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weimson | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wenson | 83 | 318 | / |
| Bemson | 83 | 39 | / |
| Wemsen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wimson | 83 | 3 | / |
| Beamson | 77 | 164 | / |
| Waenson | 77 | 50 | / |
| Wemssen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wemgion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bemsohn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benson | 67 | 248,352 | / |
| Winson | 67 | 3,167 | / |
| Venson | 67 | 2,509 | / |
| Bimson | 67 | 634 | / |
| Wensen | 67 | 611 | / |
| Bemsen | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wemßen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wenzon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wensan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wensom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiensjohn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wemson
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