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
The last name Wulem has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wulem.
How Common Is The Last Name Wulem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Wulem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wulem are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wulem is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 12 people.
The surname Wulem is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Wulem is most frequent in: Gombe, where 63 percent live, Kwara, where 13 percent live and Plateau, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
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
- 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 Wulem
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