Wetim Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wetim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wetim (11) may also be a first name.

Wetim Last Name Facts

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

Wetim is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wetim reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wetim is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Wetim is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 40 percent reside, Benue, where 40 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Wetim occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetime911/
Wehtim911/
Wetheim835/
Westaim831/
Betim802,072/
Watim80726/
Vetim8021/
Wetin8016/
Wetem802/
Westheim77396/
Weatheim770/
Bettim73539/
Wettin73168/
Watiem7330/
Withim7318/
Veetim7317/
Vestim7316/
Veatim7316/
Ouetim7312/
Waitim737/
Weitin736/
Wetind735/
Uestim734/
Uetiom731/
Veteim731/
Wethem731/
Betuim731/
Wedtem731/
Wetink731/
Wettem731/
Wathim731/
Weytin731/
Wethin731/
Wataim731/
Wietin731/
Whitim730/
Weutin730/
Beatim730/
Weatin730/
Westheime711/
Weetink67134/
Westijn6721/
Westink6721/
Weating6711/
Westhem6710/
Whettem677/
Betheim673/
Weyting673/
Whitimg671/
Weitien671/
Whittim671/
Wheatin671/
Betteim671/
Weethin671/
Vaetimm671/
Weition671/
Wathuim671/
Westtem670/
Whettin670/
Westinn670/
Weastin670/
Wheting670/
Wehting670/
Wietien670/

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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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  • 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 Wetim
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