Wickama Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wickama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wickama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wickama occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wickama reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wikama92262/
Weikama86147/
Waikama8618/
Wikasma868/
Wiskama864/
Wechkama8044/
Wekama7727/
Vikama7715/
Wukama779/
Wikame773/
Bicama773/
Wikema772/
Vicama771/
Wetchkama759/
Weschkama751/
Wetkama7113,797/
Wiekema7176/
Vikamaa7121/
Waikame7112/
Wikamou7112/
Viccama7112/
Wikatmo7112/
Baikama7110/
Wejkama717/
Woikame716/
Huicama714/
Vikamat713/
Vikamah713/
Waikami711/
Wajkama711/
Wedkama711/
Weakama711/
Vikamma711/
Vikamai711/
Vikatmaa6712/
Baikaima676/
Vishkama674/
Bickouma672/
Vechkama671/
Viskamau671/
Biccamma671/

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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 Wickama
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