Waam Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Waam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador721:220,9158,145
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waam (45) may also be a first name.

Waam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waam is more frequently found in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waam is the 1,581,912th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Waam are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Andean South America. Waam is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 220,915. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Morona Santiago Province, where 97 percent reside, Pastaza Province, where 1 percent reside and Pichincha Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Ecuador this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waham89198/
Waasm894/
Waamn891/
Wam862,955/
Waasem8058/
Waim752,149/
Baam751,746/
Wame751,745/
Wuam75749/
Wham75718/
Waum75302/
Weam75261/
Waan75169/
Wahm75144/
Vwam7598/
Hwam7543/
Wamm7529/
Wamn753/
Wajm752/
Vaam751/
Wamh751/
Wamt751/
Wgam751/
Wamq751/
Wahamme731/
Waaitme731/
Wahan673,878/
Wamth67371/
Waime67359/
Wahum67357/
Waane6777/
Wamme6753/
Bağam6718/
Waume6718/
Hwame6713/
Wamng6712/
Vaham6710/
Whaan679/
Wathm676/
Wahme674/
Hwaan674/
Wamnh674/
Waain674/
Weame673/
Wayme673/
Vaaim672/
Wamhe671/
Baaim671/
Waahn671/
Hwamh671/
Wajme671/
Hvaam671/
Whame671/
Vaamn671/
Vaasm671/
Whham670/
Wheam670/
Whaym670/

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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 Waam
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