Family name Hwam (Hwam 
) , across the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Hwam is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Singapore, where it is quite a rare surname, Myanmar, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in South-eastern Asia, particularly Myanmar, Singapore, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Hwam is the forename as well as the last name.