Wengam Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Wengam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
Wengam (12) may also be a first name.
Wengam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wengam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wengam is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wengam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wengam is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wengam live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wengam is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weingam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waengam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wengame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bengam | 83 | 3,251 | / |
| Vengam | 83 | 264 | / |
| Wingam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Wengan | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wingham | 77 | 871 | / |
| Bengham | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wengoum | 77 | 20 | / |
| Venggam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waingam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Woingam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wingaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenghan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenggan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woyngam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weengan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vengamm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wengand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benggam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wengane | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wengant | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wenningham | 75 | 22 | / |
| Bngam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wuengang | 71 | 9 | / |
| Woynngam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Whingham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wiengain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wehetingham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viengham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wyngaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengan | 67 | 1,358 | / |
| Wingan | 67 | 144 | / |
| Bingam | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vengan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wengon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bengom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vingam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wingom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bngham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vemgam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wnningham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wemgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaingham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winnngham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyngan | 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 Wengam
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