Whem Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Whem (12) may also be a first name.

Whem Last Name Facts

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

Whem is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Whem.

How Common Is The Last Name Whem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Whem occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Whem reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles. Whem is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Whem is most frequent in: Durham, where 93 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Whem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whem has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whem surname increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheme8915/
Wheum891/
Wheem891/
Wheam890/
Wem86422/
Whesme801/
Wohiem801/
Vhem751,179/
Weum75519/
Weam75261/
When75217/
Weme75207/
Wemm75114/
Wiem75103/
Weim7559/
Weem7538/
Whym7533/
Whim7523/
Wemh759/
Huem759/
Weym753/
Wehm753/
Wemt752/
Vwem752/
Hvem752/
Wetm751/
Wihm751/
Wejm751/
Wuem750/
Whettem737/
Waheemh731/
Whitemd731/
Hveem67473/
Whyne67389/
Houem67322/
Wheen67226/
Wemme67174/
Whien6750/
Huhem6742/
Weime6739/
Whean6739/
Whine6738/
Whein6737/
Weyme6735/
Whene6727/
Weeme6716/
Wenhe6713/
Uheme6711/
Guhem6710/
Whymn679/
Whenn676/
B'Hem676/
Wemdt675/
Whime674/
Weame673/
Wiehm673/
Vehem672/
Hueme672/
Wemdh672/
Wemdd672/
Whyom671/
Whyme671/
Whehn671/
Weemh671/
Withm671/
Hvesm671/
Hvemm671/
Wejme671/
Weysm671/
Bchem671/
Whaym670/

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Whem Reference & Research

Wem One-name Study - A profile of the Wem surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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 Whem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis