Wimelo Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wimelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wimelo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin751:137,80814,664
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wimelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wimelo has its highest incidence in Benin. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wimelo is the 2,168,711th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wimelo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wimelo is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 137,808. In Benin Wimelo is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 89 percent reside, Collines Department, where 9 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 1 percent reside. Other than Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimalo835/
Bimelo832/
Wimela831/
Wimolo831/
Waimolo775/
Waimalo771/
Vimeglio712/
Wimala671,007/
Bimela67572/
Wemela67104/
Wemalo6762/
Wimila675/
Bemelo674/
Vimolo673/
Wimola671/
Wumolo671/
Vimalo671/
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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 Wimelo
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