Wetfang Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wetfang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wetfang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Wetfang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetfang is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetfang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wetfang live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Wetfang is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 79 percent are found, Centre Region, where 18 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Wetfang occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witfang862/
Wittfang807/
Houetfang751/
Witfong711/
Wittfong670/
Vadfang572/
Witphong5348/
Watphong538/
Wadphong535/
Hwatphong501/

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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 Wetfang
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