Waigem Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Waigem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Waigem (6) may also be a first name.
Waigem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waigem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waigem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waigem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Waigem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Waigem live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 6 people.
The last name Waigem is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.
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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 Waigem
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