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Where Does The Last Name Lam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lam (Arabic: لم, Bengali: লম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻡ, Hindi: लम, Marathi: लाम, Oriya: ଲାମ, Russian: Лам, Tibetan: བླམ་) is found most frequently in Vietnam. It can be found as a variant: Lám or Lâm. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 450^th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,288 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Lam are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 1,521^st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 646,160 people.

Lam is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is borne by 775,733 people, or 1 in 119. In Vietnam it is primarily concentrated in: Southeast, where 36 percent are found, Mekong River Delta, where 33 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Vietnam Lam exists in 171 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Lam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lam surname grew 12,824 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 20,644 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 6,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lam surname is primarily Muslim (83%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lam last name are 14.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning 314,253 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,454 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning R 163,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $25,499,900 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning 72,824,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $58,282 CAD per year.