Wesham Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wesham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wesham (6) may also be a first name.

Wesham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesham is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wesham occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Wesham reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wesham is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 6 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Wesham is primarily found in: Negeri Sembilan, where 100 percent live. Barring Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live.

Wesham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesham surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weysham9229/
Weisham923/
Wesam912,527/
Weishaim8614/
Wieshamm867/
Weascham860/
Wessam833,223/
Washam832,959/
Wisham83864/
Besham83141/
Weshan8392/
Wysham8385/
Vesham8339/
Wexham8316/
Wesaim835/
Wesame832/
Wiesam831/
Wecham831/
Weesam831/
Wesaam831/
Wetsam831/
Wosham830/
Wehsam830/
Weishan77210/
Beesham7798/
Bescham7731/
Veesham775/
Wieshan773/
Weeshan773/
Beasham772/
Wessame772/
Wishaam771/
Whetsam771/
Viesham771/
Wesheim771/
Whisham770/
Weyshan770/
Washham770/
Weashan770/
Wischam770/
Wasam731,608/
Wisam73455/
Wesan73150/
Vesam73134/
Besam73125/
Wesem7330/
Wesom735/
Wysam731/
Weisheim71711/
Weishahn71139/
Weisehan717/
Weishain717/
Wieshahn713/
Weishand713/
Wiesheim712/
Wieschan711/
Weissamn711/
Weyshann711/
Whesheim710/
Weischan710/
Weishaan710/
Weesheim710/
Weisshan710/
Weichham710/
Wittsham710/
Bessam672,474/
Veesam672,238/
Wissam671,539/
Wassam671,223/
Bisham67341/
Beesam67332/
Beshan67295/
Waisam67193/
Wasamh67183/
Wishom67180/
Visham67156/
Vecham67117/
Wessan6787/
Weisshahn6778/
Weisan6756/
Washom6754/
Wicham6742/
Wishan6736/
Wesgan6730/
Vetsam6726/
Wesian6724/
Vessam6721/
Wessem6718/
Wisaam6718/
Weissheim6718/
Waysam6717/
Vasham6711/
Veshan6711/
Weysom679/
Wetsom679/
Weesom679/
Wesane676/
Vesame676/
Waasam675/
Weseem674/
Besaim674/
Waseam674/
Wechan672/
Weishahan672/
Weichamnn672/
Vosham672/
Wasaim672/
Wasaam672/
Witsam671/
Wiesan671/
Wasaum671/
Whesom671/
Ueshan671/
Veasam671/
Veisam671/
Wesand671/
Wesehn671/
Weihshahn671/
Weysan671/
Wouetcham671/
Besaam671/
Weseum671/
Wisame671/
Weischang671/
Wetchathm671/
Wyssam671/
Bexham670/
Weisshand670/
Beasam670/
Weissehan670/
Wisaum670/
Weisehahn670/
Weshon670/
Weshsheim670/

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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 Wesham
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