Tuame Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Tuame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tuame (24) may also be a first name.
Tuame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tuame occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Tuame are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 24 people.
The last name Tuame is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Tuame is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 73 percent live, East New Britain, where 9 percent live and East Sepik, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuames | 91 | 97 | / |
| Tuamie | 91 | 33 | / |
| Tuameh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Tuam | 89 | 364 | / |
| Tuhaame | 83 | 2 | / |
| Touhame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tuama | 80 | 691 | / |
| Thuam | 80 | 166 | / |
| Duame | 80 | 98 | / |
| Tuami | 80 | 58 | / |
| Tuaam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tuamá | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Touhamee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tuhaimer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thuammee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuomey | 73 | 444 | / |
| Touham | 73 | 279 | / |
| Tuamis | 73 | 124 | / |
| Tuomie | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tuamay | 73 | 14 | / |
| Thuami | 73 | 13 | / |
| Duamei | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tuomes | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tuamma | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tua'am | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tuamiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tuamai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tuamaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Twaime | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuaham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twameh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thuamê | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twamey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Touhami | 67 | 25,924 | / |
| Touhamy | 67 | 222 | / |
| Tuom | 67 | 85 | / |
| Duam | 67 | 62 | / |
| Twam | 67 | 45 | / |
| Thuamma | 67 | 42 | / |
| Thuammi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Thuamai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tuhammy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duhamie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Douhame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duhamey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duheame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duhayme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duhamei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duhamer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tuame
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