Waiyam Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Waiyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Waiyam (24) may also be a first name.
Waiyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waiyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waiyam occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waiyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waiyam is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Waiyam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Waiyam are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waiyam is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.
Waiyam is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Waiyam is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 48 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 23 percent are found and Chimbu, where 13 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiyame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Baiyam | 83 | 33 | / |
| Waiyan | 83 | 31 | / |
| Vaiyam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waayam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wiam | 80 | 760 | / |
| Wyam | 80 | 13 | / |
| Waiyane | 77 | 10 | / |
| Baiyamm | 77 | 3 | / |
| Woiyame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wheiyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiame | 73 | 1,128 | / |
| Weaam | 73 | 245 | / |
| Wyame | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wayom | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wyamn | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wauam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wiaam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wijam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Whiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weaym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wyamd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyasin | 71 | 18 | / |
| Whaiyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahaiyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiyon | 67 | 155 | / |
| Waayan | 67 | 143 | / |
| Baiyan | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bayyam | 67 | 41 | / |
| Weiyan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Waijan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baiyom | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wuiame | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vaiyan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Whyham | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baijam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wahham | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bajyam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wayaan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baiiam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waiyaseen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waiyasing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bayaom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whiham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waeham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaijam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayhom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wihham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyoham | 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
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- 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 Waiyam
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