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
The surname Muam (Russian: Муам) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 664,903rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Muam live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most common forename internationally, borne by 172 people.
The surname Muam is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 62,746. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent live, Southwest Region, where 21 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Cambodia, where 7 percent live.
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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Muam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis