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Where Does The Last Name Wam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wam (Arabic: عوم, Oriya: ୱମ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wam is the 149,501^st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,466,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Wam live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wam is also the 193,201^st most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 1,600 people.

Wam is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 142,818. In Indonesia Wam is mostly concentrated in: West Papua, where 98 percent are found, Papua, where 1 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Wam occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Wam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wam surname grew 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wam surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning 366,487 kr per year; in Peru they earn 70.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,113 per year; in United States they earn 28.11% more than the national average, earning $55,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $55,945 CAD per year.