Wemu Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Wemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | 1:66,834 | 8,731 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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 last name Wemu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is predominantly 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 widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 66,834. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 85 percent live, Chimbu, where 4 percent live and West Sepik, where 4 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vwemu | 89 | 341 | / |
| Wemou | 89 | 29 | / |
| Weamu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Weimu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wemeu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Whemu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Weemu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wemau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiemou | 80 | 226 | / |
| Weimou | 80 | 143 | / |
| Wemaux | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weymou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemuss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wehemu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetmut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weimau | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wemmus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wesmut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vemu | 75 | 5,645 | / |
| Wamu | 75 | 2,259 | / |
| Womu | 75 | 519 | / |
| Bemu | 75 | 497 | / |
| Wimu | 75 | 48 | / |
| Wjmu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wehmuth | 73 | 421 | / |
| Wemmeus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wehmuht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemouth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weismou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weemuth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weymout | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wesmuth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weimuth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wamui | 67 | 664 | / |
| Waimu | 67 | 337 | / |
| Wahmu | 67 | 216 | / |
| Bemou | 67 | 198 | / |
| Beemu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Bemau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Behmu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Veamu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Waymu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Womuh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Veemu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wamau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vemus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wemoe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wuimu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wamuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vemmu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vemuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waamu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vemou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wameu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huemu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wammu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wymou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuymu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weymouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weymauth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weimouth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weymeuth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weismuth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wemu
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