Weweh Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Weweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Weweh (43) may also be a first name.

Weweh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weweh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weweh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weweh is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Weweh reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 43 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 56 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 41 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheweh917/
Wewe892,445/
Weaweah8332/
Whehweh832/
Whewheh831/
Wewei8032/
Wewee8027/
Waweh8017/
Wewey8017/
Wiewe808/
Woweh805/
Weiwe803/
Waewe802/
Wewie802/
Weewe802/
Wewej801/
Wewea801/
Ueweh801/
Veweh801/
Weveh801/
Weweu801/
Whewe801/
Weahweah77120/
Whoewieh771/
Weiwei73469/
Weewer73100/
Wisweh7392/
Weawea7381/
Weewee7354/
Wejwer7331/
Weewie7316/
Wawieh7312/
Beweah7311/
Wuewue738/
Weywer738/
Whewhe735/
Beiweh732/
Weawer732/
Wiewie731/
Wiewei731/
Bewheh731/
Webeah731/
Bewweh731/
Whewha731/
Wahweh731/
Weveuh731/
Weywey731/
Weïwer731/
Whewey731/
Whebeh731/
Wewedt731/
Wewa67586/
Weve67224/
Wewi6766/
Vewe6713/
Uewe6712/
Waiweha676/
Wewy671/
Wweiwei671/
Wheawhe671/
Whewhit671/
Wheewee671/
Wesswer671/

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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 Weweh
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