Wayam Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

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

Wayam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1571:842,35263,704
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Liberia61:734,75629,369
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wayam (158) may also be a first name.

Wayam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayam (Hindi: वायमा) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,025,894th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wayam are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 730,165th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 158 people.

The surname Wayam is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 842,352. In Indonesia it is most common in: Papua, where 94 percent live and Lampung, where 6 percent live. Other than Indonesia Wayam is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayham919/
Wayame912/
Bayam803,484/
Wayan802,428/
Wayem80466/
Wayim80197/
Vayam8096/
Wajam8041/
Wayum8040/
Wuyam8031/
Weyam8019/
Waiam8018/
Wiyam8015/
Wayom8011/
Woyam805/
Wayme803/
Whaym800/
Bayham73337/
Wahyan73225/
Wayane73187/
Wuyame7352/
Wahyum7336/
Weyham7334/
Woyame7332/
Wahyem7327/
Whayan7321/
Waiame7319/
Wayhan7313/
Wayeme734/
Wiyame734/
Bayamm733/
Vayame732/
Wayeem732/
Vayamm731/
Waicym731/
Wuayem731/
Wheyam731/
Waiham731/
Hwayim731/
Weyamt730/
Wyoham730/
Wayhom730/
Waim672,149/
Baym67677/
Waum67302/
Weam67261/
Wayn67204/
Wayanne6786/
Wayandt6722/
Wahayem6715/
Weym673/
Wajm672/
Woym671/
Vaym671/
Waaitme671/

Wayam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wayam in the Hindi language
वायमाvayama-

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