Kuam Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kuam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2981:27,3613,082
India671:11,448,737210,278
Cambodia441:351,9813,707
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kuam (213) may also be a first name.

Kuam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuam (Hindi: कुाम, Russian: Куам) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 620,716th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name Kuam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Kuam live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kuam is also the 619,385th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 213 people.

The last name Kuam is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 27,361. In Papua New Guinea Kuam is mostly found in: Madang, where 23 percent reside, Manus, where 21 percent reside and West Sepik, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kuam is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Cambodia, where 9 percent reside.

Kuam Last Name Statistics demography

Kuam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning $64,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuame891,564/
Kuamt893/
Kwuam891/
Kouham8019/
Kuamme8013/
Kuameh805/
Kuaiem802/
Kwuame801/
Kuasme801/
Kuaame801/
Quam753,776/
Kwam75705/
Guam75484/
Kuom75112/
Cuam757/
Kouhame731/
Kwame6755,278/
Quame673,032/
Quaim67201/
Guaim6731/
Quaam6718/
Kwamm6717/
Queam6710/
Quaum678/
Cuham677/
Quham677/
Cuame675/
Quaym675/
Quwam674/
Quasm673/
Kuome673/
Ghuam672/
Quamm672/
Quuam672/
Hquam671/
Guahm671/
Kkuom671/
Nquam671/
Cuamm671/
Gueam671/
Quamh671/
Kwaam671/
Kwoum671/
Kwaum671/
Kweam670/

Kuam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuam in the Hindi language
कुामkuama75
कुआंku'am25
Kuam in the Russian language
Куамkuam-

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