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

Waam has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waam is the 1,581,912th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname Waam occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Waam reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Andean South America. Waam is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 220,915. In Ecuador it is primarily concentrated in: Morona Santiago Province, where 97 percent are found, Pastaza Province, where 1 percent are found and Pichincha Province, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 19 percent are found.

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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