Wiam Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

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

Wiam Surname User-submission:

Wiam means 'concorde', 'harmony' and 'peace'. It also has the meaning of 'friendship'.

Wiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wiam (47,374) may also be a first name.

Wiam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wiam means 'concorde', 'harmony' and 'peace'. It also has the meaning of 'friendship'.

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Wiam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺋﺎﻡ) is found most frequently in Morocco. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiam is the 448,102nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname Wiam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Wiam are found; 76 percent are found in North Africa and 76 percent are found in Mahgreb. Wiam is also the 19,341st most widely held first name globally, held by 47,374 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 59,544. Aside from Morocco it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiame891,128/
Wiaam894/
Wijam893/
Wuiam891/
Wiham891/
Whiam891/
Waiyam8033/
Wuiame8024/
Whiham802/
Wiamme801/
Wihame801/
Wihham800/
Biam756,083/
Wian751,084/
Viam7569/
Wiom7549/
Uiam7513/
Wyam7513/
Whihgam731/
Woiyame731/
Waiyame731/
Wheiyam731/
Bijam671,962/
Biham67356/
Wihan67296/
Weaam67245/
Wijan67186/
Weham6787/
Vijam6774/
Wiome6764/
Whian6746/
Wiane6730/
Wyame6719/
Wayom6711/
Wiaan677/
Wyamn677/
Wajom674/
Viame673/
Viham673/
Biahm673/
Viaam673/
Wiann673/
Biamm671/
Wiahn671/
Uiahm671/
Viasm671/
Vhiam671/
Weaym671/
Wyamd671/
Wuian671/
Vwian670/
Wheam670/

Wiam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wiam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺋﺎﻡwyam-

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