Wema Surname
Approximately 7,573 people bear this surname
Wema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,883 | 1:13,634 | 1,764 |
| DR Congo | 2,415 | 1:30,592 | 3,830 |
| Kenya | 633 | 1:72,954 | 6,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 203 | 1:40,166 | 4,870 |
| Burkina Faso | 90 | 1:203,912 | 4,405 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wema (24,634) may also be a first name.
Wema Demographics
Wema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wema (Oriya: େବମା) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 65,893rd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 962,306 people. The last name Wema occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wema live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 32,389th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 24,634 people.
The last name Wema is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,883 people, or 1 in 13,634. In Tanzania Wema is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 61 percent live, Tanga Region, where 8 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
Wema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wema has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wema earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wema in the Oriya language | ||
| େବମା | ebama | 62.5 |
| େୱମା | ewama | 25 |
| େସାମା | esama | 12.5 |
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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 Wema
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