Voam Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Voam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia851:182,2022,954
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Voam (21) may also be a first name.

Voam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voam is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Voam is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Voam reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Voam is also the 2,368,944th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 182,202. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Kandal Province, where 24 percent live, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 13 percent live and Tboung Khmum Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Cambodia Voam exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voahm896/
Voamng80628/
Vojjam803/
Voan7564,981/
Boam751,328/
Foam7569/
Vaom751/
Voachim731/
Boham676,023/
Voang673,917/
Bouam672,830/
Boame671,351/
Voant67856/
Voahn67251/
Voand67191/
Voanh67126/
Mpoam67124/
Vohan6769/
Vouan6755/
Voann6728/
Voane6719/
Foham6717/
Wouam6712/
Phoam6711/
Voaan677/
Voain675/
Hvoan674/
Boamh673/
Booam673/
Foame672/
Woame672/
Vaome672/
Boahm672/
Vooan671/
Fouam671/
Woham671/
Boatm671/
Bhoam671/
Boaim670/
Boasm670/

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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 Voam
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