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 last name Waam is more frequently found in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Waam reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 220,915. In Ecuador it is primarily found in: Morona Santiago Province, where 97 percent reside, Pastaza Province, where 1 percent reside and Pichincha Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Ecuador it is found 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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