Wodem Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wodem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wodem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wodem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wodem is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wodem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wodem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Wodem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wodem reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Wodem is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 87 percent live, Centre Region, where 4 percent live and Far North Region, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woudem913/
Woedem911/
Woidem911/
Woodem911/
Woudeme831/
Bodem801,720/
Woden80520/
Wedem8099/
Wadem8013/
Wodim807/
Wodne801/
Vodem801/
Wooden7310,557/
Wouden73280/
Boddem73102/
Vodeme7381/
Boudem7377/
Voodem7364/
Woyden7340/
Wadiem7333/
Woiden7323/
Voddem7321/
Wademe7315/
Wadeem739/
Wodden736/
Bodemm733/
Woodim732/
Bodhem732/
Wuadem732/
Wgadem731/
Waddem731/
Wedeem731/
Wojden731/
Wadhem731/
Bodeem731/
Bodeam731/
Boydem731/
Wosden730/
Wodent730/
Woodden6740/
Woudime6712/
Ouhadem679/
Wadheim675/
Wohdeng672/
Wodengh671/
Wousden670/
Wosdden670/

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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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  • 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 Wodem
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