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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 452,985th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. Wuam 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. Wuam is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.
The last name Wuam is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 237,139. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 89 percent live, Taraba, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria Wuam exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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
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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 Wuam
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