Waem Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Waem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3601:31,9355,168
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Waem (35) may also be a first name.

Waem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waem occurs most in Belgium. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 712,393rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Waem are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 35 people.

The surname is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 31,935. In Belgium Waem is most common in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Waem exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Waem Last Name Statistics demography

Waem earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $60,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeme898/
Wahem893/
Waeeem801/
Weum75519/
Vaem752/
Uaem752/
Woem751/
Waheemh731/
Wahim67521/
Vahem6775/
Baehm6746/
Woeme677/
Weaym671/
Wheum671/

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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 Waem
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