Moam Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Moam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia9871:15,6911,170
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Moam (399) may also be a first name.

Moam Last Name Facts

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

Moam occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Moam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moam? popularity and diffusion

Moam is the 350,743rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. Moam is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Moam reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Moam is also the 432,205th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 399 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 15,691. In Cambodia Moam is mostly found in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 17 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 11 percent reside and Kampong Speu Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Moam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moham893,223/
Moamn89183/
Moame8936/
Mouam8924/
Moaim8911/
Moeam898/
Moaum894/
Moajm894/
Moasm892/
Moamq891/
Moamd891/
Moahm891/
Moamng80717/
Mohamm80325/
Mojjam80319/
Mouame8030/
Mohaim8025/
Moajjm8010/
Moasim809/
Mojham808/
Mooamn806/
Moaamn804/
Mouaim803/
Moijam802/
Mohham802/
Mohgam801/
Moyyam801/
Muoham801/
Moiyam801/
Mohaam801/
Mohamh801/
Mojiam801/
Mohamc801/
Moan7540,904/
Maom7514/
Mouacim7310/
Mohamne737/
Moaisim733/
Mohjjam733/
Mouaham731/
Moatemd731/
Mohaahm731/
Moohamd731/
Mohaumm731/
Mohammh731/
Moheamd731/
Mouamme731/
Moouham731/
Mouacem731/
Mojjasm731/
Moijjam731/
Moahamm731/
Moaasim731/
Moyjjam731/
Mouajjm731/
Moachem731/
Moassem731/
Mohan67414,118/
Maome671,497/
Moane67667/
Moain67266/
Mouan67265/
Moang67201/
Mouassim67194/
Moyom6756/
Mahom6751/
Mauam6739/
Mojom6735/
Maoum6735/
Moaan6728/
Mohom6727/
Moahn6726/
Moohm6714/
Moaun677/
Mohahame675/
Muiam672/
Maaum672/
Mooan672/
Muohamme672/
Maeam672/
Maoom672/
Maaom671/
Meuom671/
Moand671/
Mohammzs671/
Mohammhd671/
Mouachim671/
Mouassem671/
Mohhamme671/

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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 Moam
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