Wanjam Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanjam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandjam9216/
Wanjiam924/
Wanjham921/
Wanjeam921/
Wanjame921/
Wanjautm861/
Wanzam836,332/
Vanjam83802/
Wansam83184/
Wanham83162/
Wanjan8361/
Waniam8340/
Wanyam8331/
Banjam8324/
Wagnam833/
Wanjom831/
Wamjam831/
Wenjam831/
Wannajaem802/
Wancham771,039/
Wanzame77113/
Wangiam7737/
Wanjane7713/
Wanjanc7711/
Whanzam776/
Vanjham774/
Wanjian774/
Vanijam774/
Wandjan772/
Waniame772/
Vanjjam772/
Wonjaem772/
Wansame771/
Wondjam771/
Watgnam771/
Wanssam771/
Waanyam771/
Wanzzam771/
Wonjeam771/
Wanijan771/
Hwanham771/
Wangnam771/
Wanjhan771/
Wanjjan771/
Beanjam771/
Wainham770/
Waneham770/
Waynham770/
Hwancham714/
Whancham713/
Waincham713/
Waunjang713/
Wandjang712/
Wangneam711/
Watinjan711/
Whanjome711/
Wanzan672,582/
Wansan671,454/
Banjan67959/
Vanham67757/
Wansom67496/
Wanhom67444/
Wamzam67330/
Wanyan67181/
Vanjan67119/
Wonham67114/
Wanjon6797/
Banyam6779/
Banzam6774/
Vanyam6761/
Wagnan6754/
Vancam6741/
Vansam6739/
Wanian6732/
Vamjam6725/
Wansem6722/
Venjam6713/
Baniam6710/
Woniam678/
Wanhan676/
Wamsam675/
Wonsam674/
Bansam674/
Bonjam673/
Vaniam672/
Wonyam672/
Vanzam672/
Banjom671/
Vanxam671/
Wagnom671/
Wamjan671/
Wainchaim671/
Wonzam671/
Wanzom671/
Wanyom671/
Wanchaame671/
Vançam671/
Wancom671/
Vagnam671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanjam
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