Wanjam Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Wanjam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Wanjam (22) may also be a first name.
Wanjam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanjam is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Wanjam occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Wanjam are found; 37 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 37 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Thailand, where 12 percent live.
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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 Wanjam
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