Tuam Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tuam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1641:49,7186,230
Cambodia881:175,9902,912
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Tuam (1,077) may also be a first name.

Tuam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuam occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tuam.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuam? popularity and diffusion

Tuam is the 778,856th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Tuam are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 243,509th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,077 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 49,718. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 30 percent reside, Manus, where 15 percent reside and West New Britain, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Tuam is found in 12 countries. It also occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuam89166/
Tuame8912/
Tuaam894/
Touham80279/
Tuameh807/
Tua'am805/
Tuamng801/
Tuaham801/
Tuan75270,188/
Tuom7585/
Duam7562/
Twam7545/
Tuañ752/
Tuhaame732/
Touhame731/
Thuan6715,309/
Tuang674,857/
Tuane67180/
Tuanh67170/
Duame6798/
Tuand6734/
Tuann6714/
Dhuam674/
Htwam672/
Tuant672/
Thuom672/
Twaim672/
Duamg672/
Tuanc672/
Twame671/
Twamn671/
Duamt671/
Duamd671/
Thwam671/
Tuaão671/
Twamh671/

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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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