Muam Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Muam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3311:62,7468,007
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Cambodia331:469,3074,109
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Muam (172) may also be a first name.

Muam Last Name Facts

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

Muam (Russian: Муам) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 664,903rd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Muam are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 172 people.

The surname Muam is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 62,746. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 21 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Cambodia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muame897/
Muaam895/
Muasm891/
Muajm891/
Muasim8097/
Muatim8063/
Mouham808/
Muhamn804/
Muajjm803/
Muameh801/
Muaamm801/
Muheam800/
Mbam7539,578/
Muan7517,484/
Mwam7589/
Mvam7535/
Muom757/
Muañ751/
Mouhame7329/
Mouhamd7325/
Muassim7311/
Mouhaim732/
Muhammh732/
Muhaime731/
Muhammm731/
Muhatem731/
Muhamnd731/
Mouhamm731/
Mhuhamd731/
Muang6717,051/
Mboum672,207/
Mwame67552/
Mvoum6779/
Muane6777/
Muand6764/
Mbuom6744/
Mouhammd6721/
Muaan6713/
Muant6712/
Mbaim6711/
Mvame6711/
Mmbam678/
Mwaim676/
Mbamm675/
Muome675/
Muhamova674/
Mbaum673/
Muann673/
Mouhaamd672/
Muhamm'd672/
Mouhamme672/
Mbaam672/
Muhammme671/
Mmuhamme671/
Muhaamme671/
M'Bam671/
Muhaheim671/
Muhausem671/
Muhammdh671/
Mwuan671/
Mbaym671/
Mbeam671/
Muayn671/
Mhuan671/

Muam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muam in the Russian language
Муамmuam-

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Footnotes

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