Wham Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wham Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Corner or Nook [Old English hwamm]

Wham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:663,84453,047
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Wales271:114,6128,773
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland131:411,83217,291
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Wham (36) may also be a first name.

Wham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Corner or Nook [Old English hwamm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) Dweller at a corner or at a morass; one who came from Wham (cave), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wham Last Name Facts

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

Wham has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 468,258th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wham are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 36 people.

The surname Wham is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States Wham is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 29 percent reside, Delaware, where 6 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside and Singapore, where 4 percent reside.

Wham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wham surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wham surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wham last name are 42.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $45,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waham89198/
Whame891/
Wkham891/
Whham890/
Wheam890/
Whaym890/
Wam862,955/
Wouham801/
Waim752,149/
Whan751,922/
Wame751,745/
Vham751,010/
Hvam75786/
Wuam75749/
Huam75522/
Waum75302/
Weam75261/
Wahm75144/
Waam75129/
Vwam7598/
Hwam7543/
Wamm7529/
Wohm756/
Wamn753/
Whom752/
Wajm752/
Wamh751/
Wamt751/
Wgam751/
Wamq751/
Wahamme731/
Wahan673,878/
Wamth67371/
Waime67359/
Wahum67357/
Whann67254/
Whant67111/
Vhame6772/
Wamme6753/
Whean6739/
Ouham6728/
Whane6727/
Waume6718/
Wkhan6714/
Hwame6713/
Wamng6712/
Vaham6710/
Whaan679/
Huamg678/
Whain677/
Wathm676/
Vhamg674/
Waasm674/
Wahme674/
Wamnh674/
Weame673/
Whayn673/
Whome673/
Wayme673/
Huame673/
Whaun672/
B'Ham672/
Waamn671/
Wamhe671/
Bcham671/
Hvaam671/
Uhaum671/
Huamn671/
Vhamh671/
Wajme671/
Bjham671/
Wheum671/
Hwamh671/
Uhame671/
Whahn670/
Whomg670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wham
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