Ham Forename

20,737th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 43,505 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ham Forename Definition:

Ham, crafty, heat, brown. 1. The country of the Zuzims, the situation of which is not known. Gen; xiv. 5. 2. The younger son of Noah. Gen. ix. 22, 24.

Ham Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
 
68%
12,7571:7,261376
Cambodia
57%
 
12,3991:1,312285
Indonesia
 
63%
3,2721:78,8409,253
Nigeria
100%
2,8031:63,3484,245
India
65%
 
2,3751:511,52840,797
Pakistan
 
51%
1,9891:97,7164,380
Egypt
88%
 
1,3661:67,2773,504
Uganda
99%
 
1,2741:32,1482,227
Saudi Arabia-1,0491:29,3733,696
United States
100%
6871:527,71013,692
Morocco-6821:50,3652,091
Iraq
100%
3431:102,0932,487
Philippines
96%
 
3161:335,47312,676
Malaysia
68%
 
3001:101,5007,113
Papua New Guinea
98%
 
2411:33,8273,343
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Iran-1711:459,0465,772
Kenya
100%
1661:278,95810,015
Zimbabwe
95%
 
1181:130,7108,849
Canada
100%
971:341,58110,391
Thailand
51%
 
871:805,35432,233
Yemen-671:392,4892,165
Afghanistan
 
56%
461:709,20710,196
Zambia-461:344,6699,390
Greece
100%
441:248,5124,598
United Arab Emirates-431:166,32511,451
Niger
79%
 
401:479,6009,829
Russia
100%
381:3,795,62420,422
Netherlands
96%
 
321:528,19012,575
Armenia
95%
 
301:97,2922,513
England
100%
281:1,985,81925,430
Mauritania
82%
 
261:157,5095,170
Belgium
100%
251:459,6027,725
Cameroon
50%
 
201:1,080,52527,973
China-201:68,302,78963,189
Solomon Islands
100%
201:29,0482,117
France
100%
181:3,692,79717,000
South Korea-171:326,14210,022
Mexico
100%
131:9,549,57129,766
Singapore
100%
131:483,62011,161
Australia-121:1,138,13512,831
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Tunisia-121:56,4082,773
Tanzania
100%
91:5,865,36930,875
Hong Kong-81:969,0915,961
Jordan
100%
81:1,103,3475,616
Germany
89%
 
71:13,811,12541,547
Japan-71:18,283,72243,935
Marshall Islands
100%
71:7,3191,092
Palestine
100%
71:650,0083,446
Turkey
 
75%
71:11,114,53034,230
Peru
60%
 
51:6,358,29142,272
Syria-51:3,861,2155,356
Taiwan-51:4,753,93676,486
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
Georgia
100%
41:934,61613,351
Somalia-41:3,381,4675,208
Venezuela
100%
41:7,550,47390,577
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Kazakhstan
100%
31:5,915,61532,741
Nepal
100%
31:9,495,78471,056
Oman-31:1,369,5567,879
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
Norway
100%
21:2,566,16424,989
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Italy
75%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Maldives
100%
11:433,9035,827
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512

Ham (183,375) may also be a surname.

Ham Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ham, crafty, heat, brown. 1. The country of the Zuzims, the situation of which is not known. Gen; xiv. 5. 2. The younger son of Noah. Gen. ix. 22, 24.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: tumult: he raged (in Gen. 14: 5): hot (the same form is rendered “father-in-law”).

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Ham Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kham86283,704/
Haim8652,594/
Cham8635,917/
Hame864,132/
Hamh863,011/
Hamd862,664/
Aham861,872/
Hatm861,499/
Hasm86580/
Hajm86464/
Heam86415/
Hamm86213/
Haam86203/
Hamt86113/
Haum8681/
Hahm8665/
Haym8639/
Hamn8617/
Hjam8617/
Haïm8612/
Hamg863/
Hham861/
Hgam861/
Hamë861/
Am80292,685/
Hatem75256,088/
Hatim75151,332/
Hasim7584,391/
Hasem7516,329/
Chaim759,238/
Chaum753,065/
Khaim751,977/
Kheam751,670/
Khame751,607/
Khamm751,198/
Hacim751,129/
Haime75798/
Cheam75750/
Chame75466/
Chamm75464/
Hayme75460/
Hasme75387/
Hamng75335/
Hamme75299/
Hasym75291/
Haism75247/
Chahm75171/
Khaym75165/
Chham75156/
Chamn75154/
Haham75132/
Haysm75130/
Hcham75110/
Hamzë7597/
Chaam7581/
Khaam7578/
Haume7561/
Hacem7552/
Hjaam7542/
Haamh7540/
Khaum7531/
Hamne7530/
Hatmh7529/
Aaham7525/
Khamh7523/
Hamdh7520/
Haimd7520/
Hausm7516/
Hamnt7515/
Chasm7514/
Chamd7514/
Ahamm7514/
Hammd7513/
Chamg7511/
Hahum7510/
Haame7510/
Chaym759/
Hamhd759/
Hathm759/
Heame758/
Hatme758/
Ahamh758/
Hasmt756/
Chaïm756/
Haitm755/
Hajme755/
Hamnd755/
Ahaam753/
Haimm753/
Chamt753/
Hatym753/
Hasmh753/
Jhaym752/
Haçim752/
Khham752/
Chajm752/
Chamh752/
Chgam752/
Chatm752/
Ahasm752/
Haamn752/
Hajmh752/
Hajmt752/
Haamd751/
Hamdd751/
Hamdt751/
Haaim751/
Haimg751/
Hamzz751/
Hamtd751/
Hamtt751/
Ahaim751/
Heahm751/
Haymn751/
Heasm751/
Jhajm751/
Jhamh751/
Haowm751/
Haujm751/
Hhaam751/
Haimh751/
Ham'd751/
Hamnh751/
Ahamq751/
Han671,789,861/
Aam67456,744/
Jam6739,939/
Ame6739,619/
Hom6726,409/
Gam6726,246/
Ahm6723,067/
Amn6722,254/
Aim6710,959/
Hachim679,122/
Hachem676,442/
Amt675,514/
Hassim675,471/
Atm673,998/
Haitem673,795/
Asm673,401/
Aum673,297/
Haseem672,816/
Amm672,125/
Ajm672,035/
Haithm671,918/
Hateem671,786/
Amd671,309/
Haythm671,161/
Aym67789/
Amh67678/
Eam67604/
Ohm67491/
Amg67471/
Hassem67464/
Haytem67382/
Hattem67294/
Chatim67234/
Amq67177/
Chaham67164/
Khamme67147/
Chamme67128/
Chasim6789/
Hattim6778/
Haymeh6770/
Haasim6760/
Haimnt6752/
Chaime6747/
Haimeh6745/
Hhasim6740/
Chamne6737/
Khamhe6736/
Hasiem6733/
Chatem6732/
Chamng6732/
Haatim6730/
Chasem6726/
Haysem6726/
Haymme6725/
Chaaim6725/
Haisem6723/
Chhame6723/
Chasme6720/
H'Atem6720/
Chayme6719/
Khayme6718/
Hhatim6714/
Heamnt6714/
Hasimh6713/
Khaime6712/
Hasimn6712/
Hamowa6712/
Chhaim6711/
Chhamm6711/
Chatme679/
Haatem679/
Hashym679/
Chaume677/
Khaume676/
Hhasem675/
Hasimd675/
Hassym675/
Hasimt674/
Hahtem674/
Chamhe674/
Khaimm674/
Hamgue673/
Hamhsh673/
Hatemë673/
Heathm673/
Jahaam673/
Hasimë673/
Ahamnd673/
Haszem672/
Heamhe672/
Haïtem672/
Hasimk672/
Hahcim672/
Haisim672/
Haitim672/
Haimme672/
Cheame672/
Chaame672/
Haicem671/
Haisme671/
Haimdh671/
Haimng671/
Haasem671/
Gahaim671/
Gahamm671/
Hamëzë671/
Hamnth671/
Hamova671/
Hascem671/
Hasmth671/
Aám671/
Chhamd671/
Chhamk671/
Chhamn671/
Chhamt671/
Chaumd671/
Chattm671/
Ch'ham671/
Cha'am671/
Chacem671/
Chaamg671/
Chaamm671/
Chaamn671/
Chaimk671/
Chaimm671/
Chamnn671/
Chamth671/
Chamdh671/
A'm671/
Ahayme671/
Ahamth671/
Khaimh671/
Khammm671/
Hhatem671/
Hatemg671/
Hasçim671/
Haucem671/
Hatimk671/
Hausem671/
Hausim671/
Hautem671/
Haymhe671/
Haymnt671/
Haysim671/
Jhammm671/
Jhaumm671/
Hahiem671/
Haumng671/
Khaaim671/
Hasmdh671/
Hatimë671/
Hatëme671/
Hamndh671/
Hamëne671/
Hajtem671/
Aûm671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ham