Wuyam Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wuyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France291:2,290,439180,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Wuyam Last Name Facts

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

Wuyam occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wuyam reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,290,439. In France Wuyam is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 55 percent reside, Occitanie, where 38 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 3 percent reside. Barring France this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Laos, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuyame9152/
Buyam80413/
Wayam80246/
Wuyan80177/
Weyam8019/
Wiyam8015/
Wuyim807/
Woyam805/
Wuiam801/
Vuyam801/
Wuyom801/
Weyham7334/
Woyame7332/
Wuiame7324/
Wayham739/
Huiyam736/
Wiyame734/
Wouyan733/
Wouyem732/
Wayame732/
Wuyeme732/
Buoyam731/
Wuayem731/
Wheyam731/
Wyoham730/
Weyamt730/
Waim672,149/
Weum67519/
Waum67302/
Weam67261/
Woum6759/
Ueam676/
Wuim675/
Weym673/
Wajm672/
Buym672/
Uoym671/
Woym671/
Wujm671/
Wueyang671/
Huiyame671/
Uajm671/
Wuyn671/

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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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  • 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 Wuyam
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