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 is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Luam are found; 65 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Luam is also the 257,484th most numerous forename in the world, held by 979 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 82 percent live, Southwest Region, where 13 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.

Luam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luam surname increased 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
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