Whem Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Whem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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
The surname Whem is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whem is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Whem are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles. Whem is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The surname Whem is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Whem is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 93 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.
Whem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Whem has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whem last name expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheme | 89 | 15 | / |
| Wheum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wheem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wheam | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wem | 86 | 422 | / |
| Whesme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wohiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vhem | 75 | 1,179 | / |
| Weum | 75 | 519 | / |
| Weam | 75 | 261 | / |
| When | 75 | 217 | / |
| Weme | 75 | 207 | / |
| Wemm | 75 | 114 | / |
| Wiem | 75 | 103 | / |
| Weim | 75 | 59 | / |
| Weem | 75 | 38 | / |
| Whym | 75 | 33 | / |
| Whim | 75 | 23 | / |
| Wemh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Huem | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weym | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wehm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wemt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vwem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hvem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wetm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wejm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuem | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whettem | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waheemh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whitemd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hveem | 67 | 473 | / |
| Whyne | 67 | 389 | / |
| Houem | 67 | 322 | / |
| Wheen | 67 | 226 | / |
| Wemme | 67 | 174 | / |
| Whien | 67 | 50 | / |
| Huhem | 67 | 42 | / |
| Weime | 67 | 39 | / |
| Whean | 67 | 39 | / |
| Whine | 67 | 38 | / |
| Whein | 67 | 37 | / |
| Weyme | 67 | 35 | / |
| Whene | 67 | 27 | / |
| Weeme | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wenhe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uheme | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guhem | 67 | 10 | / |
| Whymn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whenn | 67 | 6 | / |
| B'Hem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wemdt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiehm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vehem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hueme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wemdh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wemdd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whehn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Withm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvesm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvemm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weysm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bchem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaym | 67 | 0 | / |
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Whem Reference & Research
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis