Wenema Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Wenema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 160 | 1:330,885 | 24,859 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Wenema (27) may also be a first name.
Wenema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wenema is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,310,135th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wenema live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 27 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 330,885. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 98 percent reside and Mara Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wienema | 92 | 60 | / |
| Weneema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woeneima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Venema | 83 | 9,423 | / |
| Weneme | 83 | 56 | / |
| Wanema | 83 | 52 | / |
| Wenemo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Wenama | 83 | 26 | / |
| Benema | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wynema | 83 | 5 | / |
| Winema | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wenemi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wenima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weinheima | 80 | 0 | / |
| Veenema | 77 | 1,025 | / |
| Beinema | 77 | 113 | / |
| Wennemo | 77 | 52 | / |
| Weinemo | 77 | 34 | / |
| Woenima | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wenamma | 77 | 18 | / |
| Benemai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waenama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Benejma | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wengemo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Benemah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wannema | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vengema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wenaama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wineema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waneema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venemas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veneuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenemou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanemay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waneuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanemau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenemee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venemea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benemau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venemaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wegneme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenemit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahnema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenimma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benemay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Venesmaa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Weinemer | 71 | 18 | / |
| Benhemma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wannemay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woenimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanama | 67 | 228 | / |
| Benima | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wanima | 67 | 93 | / |
| Benemo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Wanoma | 67 | 38 | / |
| Winama | 67 | 36 | / |
| Beneme | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wenamo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Benemi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Veneme | 67 | 18 | / |
| Venima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vanema | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wenimo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benjma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weinhemer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vinema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Winima | 67 | 3 | / |
| Binema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wonoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Venama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenheimer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winemy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weineimer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehnhemer | 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
- 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 Wenema
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