Wewen Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wewen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wewen (1,964) may also be a first name.
Wewen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wewen is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wewen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wewen is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Wewen occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Wewen are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 170,987th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,964 people.
The last name Wewen is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 5,749,965. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 30 percent are found, West Java, where 26 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 17 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Wewen is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiwen | 91 | 73 | / |
| Wewene | 91 | 6 | / |
| Whewen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wehwen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weawen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wewn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hwehwen | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wehwean | 83 | 11 | / |
| Weiweng | 83 | 11 | / |
| Whewhen | 83 | 6 | / |
| Weeween | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiwean | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wewem | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wewin | 80 | 9 | / |
| Weewn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weaven | 73 | 186 | / |
| Beewen | 73 | 89 | / |
| Waiwen | 73 | 36 | / |
| Wiwien | 73 | 24 | / |
| Huewen | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wueben | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weehwn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wawien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyven | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheewn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyben | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowaen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiwin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiven | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wawn | 67 | 327 | / |
| Wiwn | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wjwn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuebeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wevn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weewing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vewn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hueywen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wywn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whewine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wown | 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 Wewen
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