Weyam Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Weyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Weyam (24) may also be a first name.

Weyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weyam is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Weyam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Weyam are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Weyam is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Weyam is most frequent in: Enga, where 78 percent live, Morobe, where 11 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Egypt, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyham9134/
Wheyam911/
Weyamt910/
Weam89261/
Weym893/
Beyam80861/
Wayam80246/
Weham8087/
Weyme8035/
Wuyam8031/
Weyom8017/
Wiyam8015/
Weyim807/
Weiam806/
Woyam805/
Weyan805/
Veyam804/
Weame803/
Weyem802/
Weysm801/
Wejam801/
Wheam800/
Wuyame7352/
Woyame7332/
Weyeme7323/
Wheyan7321/
Wayham739/
Weyime736/
Weiame735/
Wiyame734/
Beyham733/
Wayame732/
Weiham732/
Wejamn732/
Weyhan731/
Veeyam731/
Beeyam731/
Weyahn730/
Weamdt730/
Wyoham730/
Beam6721,330/
Waim672,149/
Weyn671,198/
Wean67638/
Beym67545/
Weum67519/
Waum67302/
Weim6759/
Veam677/
Ueam676/
Wajm672/
Woem671/
Wueyang671/
Wheiham671/
Wejm671/
Wehamnn671/
Veym671/
Woym671/

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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
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  • 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 Weyam
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