Wagam Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wagam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
India121:63,922,115578,870
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Wagam (45) may also be a first name.

Wagam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagam has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wagam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagam is the 1,918,812th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wagam are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 45 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Wagam is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 43 percent reside, Enga, where 29 percent reside and Madang, where 16 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagame9165/
Wagham9131/
Waigam9114/
Wagaim916/
Wagamn912/
Waggam911/
Waingam836/
Waigame834/
Waghame832/
Wanggam831/
Waugham830/
Bagam8019,065/
Wagan807,940/
Vagam80155/
Wegam80107/
Wagom8067/
Wogam8016/
Uagam801/
Wangaham771/
Wanngham771/
Waangham770/
Baigam7319,920/
Baggam731,436/
Bagham731,002/
Vaigam73884/
Wagoum73792/
Beagam73470/
Vangam73295/
Waggan73161/
Waghan73149/
Waagan73140/
Baygam73127/
Vaggam7390/
Wagane7381/
Vagham7374/
Wagome7366/
Bagaim7359/
Waigan7334/
Bagaum7328/
Baugam7327/
Bagaam7318/
Wougam7314/
Baagam7313/
Wagant7313/
Bagahm7312/
Vagaim737/
Vasgam735/
Vaegam735/
Wagaun734/
Uaggam734/
Veagam734/
Bakgam734/
Wagaan734/
Bagamm733/
Waugan732/
Waygan732/
Vagame732/
Weugam732/
Bagamh731/
Weigam731/
Vakgam731/
Vaygam731/
Weagan731/
Bajgam731/
Waugom731/
Waigom731/
Waga'n731/
Wakgan731/
Baïgam731/
Waghom730/
Vaugam730/
Waggom730/
Wanghaham715/
Whaingham711/
Waigand67758/
Baigham67577/
Baugham67367/
Weagant67238/
Waigant67157/
Wagaine67124/
Waughan6792/
Wonngam6748/
Vaugham6739/
Wagandt6730/
Wongham6729/
Wangain6728/
Wonggam6722/
Vaghame6717/
Baghaim6713/
Baggaam6712/
Baygham679/
Weigham678/
Waghane676/
Vaghaam676/
Wongaum675/
Baaigam674/
Weingam674/
Wagacen673/
Vaghaum673/
Baigaum673/
Waghome672/
Baaggam672/
Beaugam672/
Vaigham672/
Woingam672/
Beagham671/
Baagaam671/
Baghamm671/
Wangahn671/
Wuigham671/
Weigamd671/
Waigane671/
Wagaing671/
Waghain671/
Wagoumg671/
Wajgant671/
Wakgang671/
Woyngam671/
Wougame671/
Woigamt671/
Wongaim671/
Baghaam671/
Bajgaim671/
Baghaum671/
Baihgam671/
Vanngam671/
Wangaun671/
Beagaum671/
Bagaaim671/
Weagand670/
Waggain670/
Waugant670/
Waigank670/
Waggant670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wagam
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