View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Wam (Arabic: عوم, Oriya: ୱମ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 149,501^st most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,466,175 people. The last name Wam is primarily found 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 common first name worldwide, held by 1,600 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 926 people, or 1 in 142,818. In Indonesia Wam is most prevalent in: West Papua, where 98 percent live, Papua, where 1 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 0 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Wam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wam has changed through the years. 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 holding the Wam last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% 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.