Weam Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

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

Weam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Weam (12,269) may also be a first name.

Weam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weam is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weam is the 985,740th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Weam are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 53,345th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 12,269 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Excluding Egypt Weam is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.

Weam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weam last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weam Last Name Statistics demography

Weam earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weham8987/
Weyam8919/
Weiam896/
Weame893/
Wejam891/
Wheam890/
Wam862,955/
Wem86422/
Weyham8034/
Weiame805/
Weiham802/
Wejamn802/
Wheyam801/
Weamdt800/
Weyamt800/
Beam7521,330/
Waim752,149/
Wame751,745/
Wuam75749/
Wham75718/
Wean75638/
Weum75519/
Waum75302/
Weme75207/
Wahm75144/
Waam75129/
Wemm75114/
Wiem75103/
Vwam7598/
Weim7559/
Hwam7543/
Weem7538/
Wamm7529/
Whem7522/
Wemh759/
Veam757/
Ueam756/
Wehm753/
Weym753/
Wamn753/
Vwem752/
Wemt752/
Wajm752/
Wamh751/
Wejm751/
Wamt751/
Woem751/
Wetm751/
Wgam751/
Wamq751/
Wuem750/
Wehamnn731/
Wheiham731/
Bejam673,183/
Beyam67861/
Wayem67466/
Wamth67371/
Wahum67357/
Wayam67246/
Weand67233/
Waham67198/
Wayim67197/
Wemme67174/
Weahn67150/
Wajim67128/
Wajum6779/
Wojem6772/
Wajem6764/
Wehan6756/
Wejem6754/
Wamme6753/
Weium6749/
Wajam6741/
Wayum6740/
Whean6739/
Weime6739/
Weyme6735/
Vejam6733/
Wuyam6731/
Weian6727/
Waiam6718/
Weyom6717/
Weeme6716/
Wiyam6715/
Wheme6715/
Beiam6715/
Hwame6713/
Woyem6713/
Wamng6712/
Wayom6711/
Beeam679/
Weyim677/
Veham676/
Wathm676/
Wowem676/
Woiam676/
Weyan675/
Wemdt675/
Woyam675/
Veyam674/
Waasm674/
Wajom674/
Wamnh674/
Wijam673/
Wiehm673/
Wejim673/
Wiyem672/
Wemdd672/
Wemdh672/
Weyem672/
Wiiam672/
Beamm671/
Wamhe671/
Wojam671/
Whame671/
Waamn671/
Weuan671/
Weean671/
Wejme671/
Weume671/
Weysm671/
Waiem671/
Wheum671/
Weemh671/
Wheem671/
Wuiam671/
Hwamh671/
Hwean671/
Weane670/
Whaym670/
Whham670/
Hueam670/
Weiem670/

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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 Weam
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