Waom Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Waom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Waom (10) may also be a first name.

Waom Last Name Facts

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

Waom is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waom reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waom is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 59 percent live, West Sepik, where 38 percent live and Western, where 3 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Waom exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahom8945/
Wayom8911/
Wajom894/
Waome894/
Wahoum80119/
Waihom801/
Wayhom800/
Baom7543/
Waon754/
Vaom751/
Baoum67473/
Waion67380/
Weaam67245/
Wahon67202/
Wajon67138/
Wayon67105/
Baohm6763/
Whaon6723/
Baoom6720/
Waone6717/
Weyom6717/
Wouam6712/
Wauam674/
Wuaum674/
Vaome672/
Woame672/
Vaiom672/
Woyom671/
Wuiam671/
Bauom671/
Wouom671/
Woham671/
Hwahgoom671/
Weaon670/
Veaom670/

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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 Waom
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