Wenam Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Panama

Wenam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Panama61:652,04310,051
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wenam (46) may also be a first name.

Wenam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenam is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Wenam reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Mande Africa. Wenam is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,835,210. In Burkina Faso Wenam is most common in: Centre-Est Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenham913,690/
Weinam9121/
Waenam913/
Wename911/
Wenaim910/
Whenham83182/
Weingam834/
Weinham832/
Wuehnam831/
Wenhame830/
Weynamd830/
Benam80119,281/
Wanam80615/
Venam80122/
Wonam8063/
Wenan8055/
Winam8032/
Wenom8022/
Wynam801/
Weinhaum771/
Whetnamm771/
Benham7312,667/
Benaim733,282/
Wonnam731,414/
Winham73703/
Veenam73277/
Vengam73264/
Wainam73165/
Wanham73162/
Wannam73151/
Wanaim73137/
Wonham73114/
Venham73106/
Whinam7361/
Whenan7360/
Benaym7351/
Beynam7348/
Wenane7337/
Wehnan7337/
Wenhan7335/
Winnam7323/
Benaam7319/
Wegnan7314/
Benaïm7313/
Vetnam7312/
Weinan7311/
Benaum7310/
Wennom735/
Beenam735/
Beanam735/
Wenain733/
Venamm732/
Wajnam732/
Winame732/
Benaím732/
Weenan731/
Beinam731/
Waynam731/
Vienam731/
Ouenam731/
Wenhom731/
Wuenan731/
Wynnam731/
Wesnan731/
Whanam730/
Vegnam730/
Wienan730/
Benhaim671,919/
Beenham67289/
Whinham67232/
Weinane6742/
Wittnam6735/
Whennan6731/
Benhaïm6731/
Beanham6726/
Wainame6717/
Weinain6710/
Beynham677/
Weinang677/
Wenoume676/
Waingam676/
Weinnan675/
Winname675/
Woynham675/
Weannan674/
Wegnane673/
Wienann673/
Hwainam673/
Behhnam672/
Wannaim672/
Woingam672/
Wahanam672/
Benheam672/
Behnham671/
Ben'amm671/
Winhaam671/
Winhham671/
Weegnan671/
Weignan671/
Weinanc671/
Whitnam671/
Weitnan671/
Veenaam671/
Vengamm671/
Wegnann671/
Wyonham671/
Wijnaam671/
Weenane671/
Weengan671/
Wegnang671/
Weinann671/
Woyngam671/
Hweenan671/
Wenhaun671/
Wingaum671/
Hwanham671/
Hwaynam671/
Weanand670/
Waynham670/
Beannam670/
Wonaham670/
Beinham670/
Wainham670/
Weisnan670/
Winaham670/

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