Wulem Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wulem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wulem (12) may also be a first name.
Wulem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wulem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wulem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wulem.
How Common Is The Last Name Wulem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wulem reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Wulem is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 63 percent reside, Kwara, where 13 percent reside and Plateau, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woulem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wullem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wuliem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wuillem | 83 | 11 | / |
| Woullem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wouleme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wilem | 80 | 319 | / |
| Bulem | 80 | 104 | / |
| Vulem | 80 | 43 | / |
| Wulen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wolem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuilleme | 77 | 157 | / |
| Wilhem | 73 | 830 | / |
| Bullem | 73 | 638 | / |
| Wullen | 73 | 158 | / |
| Woolem | 73 | 103 | / |
| Weulen | 73 | 63 | / |
| Wiliem | 73 | 55 | / |
| Boulem | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wulien | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vullem | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waulen | 73 | 8 | / |
| Whilem | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wileam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wollem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wielem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buleim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wileem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuleun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Builem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilehm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vulgem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wileim | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woulen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whulen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wuillemme | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wilheim | 67 | 433 | / |
| Wolheim | 67 | 51 | / |
| Wullenk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wilhiem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wilhemm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boulhem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wilheam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wihlhem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boullem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuillen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whilhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouleam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhlem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilehem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whillem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wihleim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woollem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wulem
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