Muam Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Muam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 331 | 1:62,746 | 8,007 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Cambodia | 33 | 1:469,307 | 4,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muame | 89 | 7 | / |
| Muaam | 89 | 5 | / |
| Muasm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muajm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muasim | 80 | 97 | / |
| Muatim | 80 | 63 | / |
| Mouham | 80 | 8 | / |
| Muhamn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muajjm | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muameh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muaamm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muheam | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mbam | 75 | 39,578 | / |
| Muan | 75 | 17,484 | / |
| Mwam | 75 | 89 | / |
| Mvam | 75 | 35 | / |
| Muom | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muañ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mouhame | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mouhamd | 73 | 25 | / |
| Muassim | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mouhaim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muhammh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muhaime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhammm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhatem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhamnd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouhamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhuhamd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muang | 67 | 17,051 | / |
| Mboum | 67 | 2,207 | / |
| Mwame | 67 | 552 | / |
| Mvoum | 67 | 79 | / |
| Muane | 67 | 77 | / |
| Muand | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mbuom | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mouhammd | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muaan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muant | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbaim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mvame | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mmbam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwaim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbamm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muome | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muhamova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muann | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouhaamd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhamm'd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouhamme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbaam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhammme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmuhamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhausem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhammdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhuan | 67 | 1 | / |
Muam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muam in the Russian language | ||
| Муам | muam | - |
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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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