Wemu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wemu (27) may also be a first name.

Wemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wemu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wemu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wemu is the 1,194,481st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Wemu reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wemu is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 27 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 66,834. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 85 percent are found, Chimbu, where 4 percent are found and West Sepik, where 4 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vwemu89341/
Wemou8929/
Weamu8911/
Weimu896/
Wemeu896/
Whemu893/
Weemu891/
Wemau891/
Wiemou80226/
Weimou80143/
Wemaux802/
Weymou801/
Wemous801/
Wemuss801/
Wehemu801/
Wetmut801/
Weimau800/
Wemmus800/
Wesmut800/
Vemu755,645/
Wamu752,259/
Womu75519/
Bemu75497/
Wimu7548/
Wjmu751/
Wehmuth73421/
Wemmeus734/
Wehmuht731/
Wemouth731/
Weismou731/
Weemuth730/
Weymout730/
Wesmuth730/
Weimuth730/
Wamui67664/
Waimu67337/
Wahmu67216/
Bemou67198/
Beemu67116/
Bemau6730/
Behmu6722/
Veamu6719/
Waymu6718/
Womuh6714/
Veemu6714/
Wamau6713/
Vemus6711/
Wemoe679/
Wuimu676/
Wamuh675/
Vemmu674/
Vemuu674/
Waamu674/
Vemou674/
Beamu673/
Wameu672/
Huemu672/
Wammu672/
Hwimu672/
Hwamu671/
Vemuz671/
Wimmu671/
Wimuh671/
Wgimu671/
Bemuu671/
Womuu671/
Wymou671/
Bemmu671/
Wuymu671/
Weymouch671/
Viemu671/
Vaemu671/
Vemau671/
Vemeu671/
Weymauth670/
Weimouth670/
Weymeuth670/
Weismuth670/

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