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

The last name Waum is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Waum is the 889,654^th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name Waum occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waum are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waum is also the 1,614,485^th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.

The last name Waum is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 847,751. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Papua, where 96 percent live and South Sumatra, where 4 percent live. Barring Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.

Waum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Waum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waum surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.