Tuam Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Tuam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 164 | 1:49,718 | 6,230 |
| Cambodia | 88 | 1:175,990 | 2,912 |
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Tuam (1,077) may also be a first name.
Tuam Demographics
Average Tuam Salary in
United States
$36,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tuam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tuam occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 778,856th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname Tuam is primarily found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Tuam live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tuam is also the 243,509th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 1,077 people.
It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 49,718. In Papua New Guinea Tuam is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 30 percent reside, Manus, where 15 percent reside and West New Britain, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 21 percent reside.
Tuam Last Name Statistics demography
Tuam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuam | 89 | 166 | / |
| Tuame | 89 | 12 | / |
| Tuaam | 89 | 4 | / |
| Touham | 80 | 279 | / |
| Tuameh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tua'am | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tuamng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuaham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuan | 75 | 270,188 | / |
| Tuom | 75 | 85 | / |
| Duam | 75 | 62 | / |
| Twam | 75 | 45 | / |
| Tuañ | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tuhaame | 73 | 2 | / |
| Touhame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thuan | 67 | 15,309 | / |
| Tuang | 67 | 4,857 | / |
| Tuane | 67 | 180 | / |
| Tuanh | 67 | 170 | / |
| Duame | 67 | 98 | / |
| Tuand | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tuann | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dhuam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Htwam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thuom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duamg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuanc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duamt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuaão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twamh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tuam
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