Wuam Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Wuam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 747 | 1:237,139 | 13,800 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wuam (96) may also be a first name.
Wuam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wuam has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wuam is the 452,985th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuam reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 96 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 237,139. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 89 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wam | 86 | 2,955 | / |
| Uam | 86 | 802 | / |
| Wouham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waim | 75 | 2,149 | / |
| Wame | 75 | 1,745 | / |
| Wham | 75 | 718 | / |
| Huam | 75 | 522 | / |
| Weum | 75 | 519 | / |
| Wuan | 75 | 343 | / |
| Waum | 75 | 302 | / |
| Weam | 75 | 261 | / |
| Wahm | 75 | 144 | / |
| Waam | 75 | 129 | / |
| Vwam | 75 | 98 | / |
| Woum | 75 | 59 | / |
| Hwam | 75 | 43 | / |
| Wamm | 75 | 29 | / |
| Uame | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vuam | 75 | 7 | / |
| Uamc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wamn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uatm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wajm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uamk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wgam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uasm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uamg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uamd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uamh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uajm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uamm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamth | 67 | 371 | / |
| Waime | 67 | 359 | / |
| Wahum | 67 | 357 | / |
| Waham | 67 | 198 | / |
| Woume | 67 | 105 | / |
| Wamme | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ouham | 67 | 28 | / |
| Waume | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uasim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hwame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wamng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Woumn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Huamg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wathm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waasm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wamnh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wayme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuamt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuajm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaym | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whham | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wuam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis