Wom Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

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

Wom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2491:32,7463,822
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wom (504) may also be a first name.

Wom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wom (Tibetan: དབངམོ་) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 821,713th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wom reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 377,412th most numerous first name globally, held by 504 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 32,746. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 34 percent are found, Madang, where 21 percent are found and Chimbu, where 16 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Wom exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Wom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wom last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Wom earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,305 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wome86718/
Woum8659/
Woim869/
Wohm866/
Woom866/
Womn865/
Whom862/
Wuom861/
Woym861/
Womh861/
Womd861/
Vwom861/
Woem861/
Woume75105/
Woome7530/
Woime7516/
Woumn7510/
Womme757/
Hwoom755/
Whome753/
Womck753/
Womcq751/
Wotem751/
Womdh751/
Womdd751/
Whomg750/
Won67155,635/
Bom6713,048/
Wam672,955/
Vom671,344/
Wum67142/
Uom6757/
Wootem677/
Wohiem671/
Womgne671/
Woosem671/
Woumne671/
Woumjz671/
Wouham671/
Whoume671/
Womnck671/
Woimhs671/

Wom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wom in the Tibetan language
དབངམོ་wangmo-

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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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  • 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 Wom
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