Waum Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Waum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 156 | 1:847,751 | 64,043 |
| Romania | 57 | 1:352,243 | 30,194 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Waum (40) may also be a first name.
Waum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waum occurs most in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Waum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waum is the 889,654th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. Waum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waum live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waum is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.
This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 847,751. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 96 percent live and South Sumatra, where 4 percent live. Beside Indonesia Waum exists 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 occurrence of Waum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waum surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahum | 89 | 357 | / |
| Wajum | 89 | 79 | / |
| Wayum | 89 | 40 | / |
| Waume | 89 | 18 | / |
| Wam | 86 | 2,955 | / |
| Wum | 86 | 142 | / |
| Wahyum | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wautem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waioum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baum | 75 | 68,728 | / |
| Waim | 75 | 2,149 | / |
| Wame | 75 | 1,745 | / |
| Wuam | 75 | 749 | / |
| Wham | 75 | 718 | / |
| Waun | 75 | 623 | / |
| Weum | 75 | 519 | / |
| Vaum | 75 | 296 | / |
| Weam | 75 | 261 | / |
| Wahm | 75 | 144 | / |
| Waam | 75 | 129 | / |
| Vwam | 75 | 98 | / |
| Wume | 75 | 78 | / |
| Woum | 75 | 59 | / |
| Hwam | 75 | 43 | / |
| Wamm | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wuim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wamn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wajm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wamh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wujm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wumk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wumg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waumowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayem | 67 | 466 | / |
| Waunt | 67 | 458 | / |
| Wahun | 67 | 374 | / |
| Wamth | 67 | 371 | / |
| Waime | 67 | 359 | / |
| Bajum | 67 | 313 | / |
| Wayam | 67 | 246 | / |
| Waham | 67 | 198 | / |
| Wayim | 67 | 197 | / |
| Wajim | 67 | 128 | / |
| Woume | 67 | 105 | / |
| Weham | 67 | 87 | / |
| Wayun | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wajem | 67 | 64 | / |
| Wamme | 67 | 53 | / |
| Waune | 67 | 50 | / |
| Weium | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wajam | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bayum | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wuyam | 67 | 31 | / |
| Baumm | 67 | 20 | / |
| Weyam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Waiam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wiyam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hwame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wamng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vaium | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wayom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woumn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wajun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vayum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waunn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuyim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weiam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wathm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woiam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woyam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wucem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waasm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wajom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamnh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wijam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wayme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whaun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baium | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wusem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiiam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaym | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauhm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuimt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whham | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waum
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