Wendja Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Wendja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 239 | 1:86,900 | 10,503 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
Wendja (27) may also be a first name.
Wendja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wendja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wendja is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wendja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 891,661st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wendja are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wendja is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 86,900. In Cameroon Wendja is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent reside, Centre Region, where 34 percent reside and West Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendjia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wenja | 91 | 99 | / |
| Wouendja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wendji | 83 | 423 | / |
| Wendje | 83 | 208 | / |
| Wendjo | 83 | 118 | / |
| Wendia | 83 | 107 | / |
| Windja | 83 | 43 | / |
| Wendya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Weenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wenjja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wenjah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waindja | 77 | 117 | / |
| Wendjie | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wiendya | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wendjeu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bendija | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wendjou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ouendja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Woindja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woendje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuindja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wendjio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wendiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwendji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wensa | 73 | 532 | / |
| Wenza | 73 | 377 | / |
| Wynja | 73 | 232 | / |
| Winja | 73 | 33 | / |
| Venja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wnjai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wenjo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wnjau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouendji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wendehai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bendjaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benndjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bendia | 67 | 2,002 | / |
| Windia | 67 | 888 | / |
| Wijnja | 67 | 833 | / |
| Windya | 67 | 274 | / |
| Bendya | 67 | 241 | / |
| Windji | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wendie | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wensay | 67 | 41 | / |
| Vendya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wendye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Windjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wemdjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Whensa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wenzia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wennsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vindja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wenjou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vendea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Venjay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uenjai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wengya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Winjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wendio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Windje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenssa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wendiâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenjoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wensha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winjas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wendehaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weinza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wencea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vendji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uenjau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venjat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bendjé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vendia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bendža | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vendjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wengia | 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 Wendja
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