Waom Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Waom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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 occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Waom is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waom are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waom is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 10 people.
Waom is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 59 percent reside, West Sepik, where 38 percent reside and Western, where 3 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahom | 89 | 45 | / |
| Wayom | 89 | 11 | / |
| Wajom | 89 | 4 | / |
| Waome | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wahoum | 80 | 119 | / |
| Waihom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayhom | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baom | 75 | 43 | / |
| Waon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vaom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baoum | 67 | 473 | / |
| Waion | 67 | 380 | / |
| Weaam | 67 | 245 | / |
| Wahon | 67 | 202 | / |
| Wajon | 67 | 138 | / |
| Wayon | 67 | 105 | / |
| Baohm | 67 | 63 | / |
| Whaon | 67 | 23 | / |
| Baoom | 67 | 20 | / |
| Waone | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weyom | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wouam | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wauam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuaum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaiom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwahgoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veaom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waom
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