Wakham Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wakham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wakham (18) may also be a first name.

Wakham Last Name Facts

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

Wakham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wakham.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,422,956th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wakham reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 18 people.

Wakham is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Wakham is most common in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, Mississippi, where 15 percent are found and Colorado, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States Wakham exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 12 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wakham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wakham last name increased 6,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wakham surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Wakham earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.47% more than the national average, earning $55,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watkham92287/
Waikham92222/
Weakham920/
Wakam911,551/
Whadkham861/
Wakame83144/
Wakeam8324/
Wacham8324/
Wakhom8324/
Waikam8320/
Wahham839/
Wackam836/
Wakkam833/
Wahkam832/
Wakamd831/
Wakaym831/
Wazkam831/
Watkam831/
Wakaim830/
Weaugkham801/
Wakaume771,165/
Waikhom77321/
Wakhome77207/
Huakham7768/
Waikame7712/
Weekham779/
Wakaime776/
Waikaim772/
Vaykham771/
Woekham771/
Wakaame771/
Wacaham771/
Weckham771/
Wakhoum771/
Wajaham771/
Wockham770/
Washham770/
Wokam73756/
Wekam73553/
Wakom73345/
Vakam7376/
Uakam736/
Bauckham71473/
Wahakaim715/
Huadkham711/
Waskamme711/
Huatkham711/
Bacham67395/
Vajham6779/
Woukam6738/
Bakaim6722/
Vacham6721/
Vadkam6721/
Weikam6715/
Wakoum6713/
Weykam6713/
Weukam6711/
Bakaym6710/
Wachom678/
Beakam677/
Waikom676/
Vakkam675/
Wojahm675/
Wokame673/
Wakome673/
Huakam673/
Bahjam672/
Vaikam672/
Wockam672/
Woekam672/
Hwacam671/
Vakgam671/
Bakamm671/
Wakoom671/
Wojham671/
Vakaum671/
Bakaam671/
Baqham671/
Weckam671/
Wadkom670/
Weekam670/

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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 Wakham
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