Wahm Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Wahm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wahm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahm is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wahm click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahm? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Wahm are found; 85 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt Wahm exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Wahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wahm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahm surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahum | 89 | 357 | / |
| Waham | 89 | 198 | / |
| Wathm | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wahme | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wam | 86 | 2,955 | / |
| Wahjme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waim | 75 | 2,149 | / |
| Wame | 75 | 1,745 | / |
| Wuam | 75 | 749 | / |
| Wham | 75 | 718 | / |
| Waum | 75 | 302 | / |
| Weam | 75 | 261 | / |
| Waam | 75 | 129 | / |
| Vwam | 75 | 98 | / |
| Hwam | 75 | 43 | / |
| Wamm | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wohm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Whom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vahm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wajm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waheemh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahamme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamth | 67 | 371 | / |
| Waime | 67 | 359 | / |
| Vathm | 67 | 86 | / |
| Wamme | 67 | 53 | / |
| Waume | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hwame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vaham | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waasm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wayme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaym | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauhm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whham | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wahm
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