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 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
| 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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