Luam Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Luam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Luam (979) may also be a first name.

Luam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luam has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Luam is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Luam live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 257,484th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 979 people.

The surname Luam is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon Luam is most common in: Northwest Region, where 82 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 13 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.

Luam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Luam last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luam Last Name Statistics demography

Luam earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luame8910/
Luamm891/
Louham8013/
Luhame809/
Luhaim801/
Lluham801/
Luan75441,431/
Luom75174/
Lvam754/
Lwam751/
Luang672,478/
Luane6781/
Luann6760/
Liuan6714/
Luand6711/
Lluan679/
Hluan679/
Luaan675/
Luome673/
Luañe671/
Luanh671/
Lwame671/
Luasn671/
Luajn671/
Lbeam670/

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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 Luam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis