Wikama Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wikama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2111:250,90820,278
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Wikama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wikama occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wikama is the 983,245th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wikama live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 250,908. In Tanzania Wikama is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 91 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Wikama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weikama92147/
Waikama9218/
Wikasma928/
Wickama928/
Wiskama924/
Wekama8327/
Vikama8315/
Wukama839/
Wikame833/
Wikema832/
Wetkama7713,797/
Wiekema7776/
Vikamaa7721/
Wikatmo7712/
Waikame7712/
Wikamou7712/
Baikama7710/
Wejkama777/
Woikame776/
Vikamah773/
Vikamat773/
Weakama771/
Waikami771/
Vikamai771/
Vikamma771/
Wedkama771/
Wajkama771/
Wechkama7144/
Vikatmaa7112/
Baikaima716/
Vishkama714/
Viskamau711/
Wekema67391/
Vikoma6722/
Wikhammer6714/
Vukama6713/
Uekama677/
Vekama676/
Wekoma673/
Bicama673/
Weschkama671/
Uikame671/
Vicama671/
Vikammath671/

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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
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  • 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 Wikama
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