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

Weam is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Weam.

How Common Is The Last Name Weam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weam is the 985,740th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name Weam is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Weam reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 53,345th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12,269 people.

The last name Weam is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Apart from Egypt it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.

Weam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weam last name contracted 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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