Wom Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Wom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 249 | 1:32,746 | 3,822 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Wom (504) may also be a first name.
Wom Demographics
Average Wom Salary in
United States
$40,305 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wome | 86 | 718 | / |
| Woum | 86 | 59 | / |
| Woim | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wohm | 86 | 6 | / |
| Woom | 86 | 6 | / |
| Womn | 86 | 5 | / |
| Whom | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wuom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woym | 86 | 1 | / |
| Womh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Womd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woume | 75 | 105 | / |
| Woome | 75 | 30 | / |
| Woime | 75 | 16 | / |
| Woumn | 75 | 10 | / |
| Womme | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hwoom | 75 | 5 | / |
| Whome | 75 | 3 | / |
| Womck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Womcq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wotem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Womdh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Womdd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whomg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Won | 67 | 155,635 | / |
| Bom | 67 | 13,048 | / |
| Wam | 67 | 2,955 | / |
| Vom | 67 | 1,344 | / |
| Wum | 67 | 142 | / |
| Uom | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wootem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wohiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woosem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woumjz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womnck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woimhs | 67 | 1 | / |
Wom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage 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
- 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 Wom
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