Wyam Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wyam (235) may also be a first name.

Wyam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wyam (Arabic: ويأم) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wyam.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Wyam live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 584,346th most common first name world-wide It is held by 235 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and Algeria, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyame8919/
Wyamn897/
Wyamd891/
Waiyam8033/
Whyham8019/
Wyamme801/
Waayam801/
Wyoham800/
Byam751,887/
Wiam75760/
Wyan75256/
Vyam75101/
Wyom7578/
Woiyame731/
Waiyame731/
Wheiyam731/
Wiame671,128/
Byham67654/
Weaam67245/
Weham6787/
Weyom6717/
Wyane6711/
Wayom6711/
Wajom674/
Vyasm674/
Wiaam674/
Wijam673/
Whyan672/
Woyom671/
Vyamn671/
Wuiam671/
Whyom671/
Wiham671/
Whiam671/
Weaym671/
Wuyom671/
Wyhan670/
Wyome670/
Wheam670/
Wyann670/
Wyasn670/

Wyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wyam in the Arabic language
ويأمwyam-
ويامwyam-
ويآمwyam-

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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 Wyam
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