Uam Surname
Approximately 802 people bear this surname
Uam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 707 | 1:21,905 | 1,348 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Uam (1,709) may also be a first name.
Uam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uam (Hindi: उाम, Russian: Уам) is most common in Cambodia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uam is the 429,827th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Uam live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Uam is also the 185,806th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,709 people.
The surname Uam is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is held by 707 people, or 1 in 21,905. In Cambodia it is most prevalent in: Battambang Province, where 58 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 15 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 6 percent are found. Beside Cambodia it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuam | 86 | 749 | / |
| Huam | 86 | 522 | / |
| Vuam | 86 | 7 | / |
| Uame | 86 | 7 | / |
| Uamc | 86 | 4 | / |
| Uatm | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uamk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uasm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uamg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uamd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uamh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uamm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uajm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouham | 75 | 28 | / |
| Uasim | 75 | 17 | / |
| Huamg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Huame | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vuamt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhaum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huamn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vuajm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uamht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uan | 67 | 23,363 | / |
| Bam | 67 | 22,636 | / |
| Vam | 67 | 3,217 | / |
| Wam | 67 | 2,955 | / |
| Uom | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ouhame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouhamd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huayme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uassim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uahame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huasim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamme | 67 | 1 | / |
Uam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uam in the Hindi language | ||
| उाम | uama | 98.09 |
| Uam in the Russian language | ||
| Уам | uam | - |
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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
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- 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 Uam
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