Naam Forename

115,492nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,720 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Naam Forename Definition:

Nay'-am. Son of Caleb. 1 Chron. iv. 15.

Naam Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia-1,7671:145,99015,219
Jordan
100%
4271:20,6721,079
India
60%
 
3901:3,115,072140,010
Afghanistan
81%
 
2871:113,6713,739
Palestine
 
95%
2261:20,1331,069
Iraq
83%
 
921:380,6294,844
Egypt
100%
871:1,056,33318,582
Pakistan
100%
781:2,491,76531,344
Turkey
 
89%
641:1,215,65210,986
Syria-631:306,4462,556
Brazil
67%
 
271:7,934,672106,358
Netherlands
59%
 
261:650,08013,961
Israel
56%
 
251:336,1178,046
United States
100%
221:16,478,954142,653
DR Congo
100%
211:3,515,60073,131
Malaysia
79%
 
171:1,791,17353,830
Thailand
100%
131:5,389,67896,686
Lebanon
 
85%
131:432,8905,953
Algeria
100%
111:3,470,6118,195
Nigeria
81%
 
71:25,366,337199,343
Philippines
100%
71:15,144,211189,875
Sweden
100%
51:1,971,58130,505
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Morocco
50%
 
41:8,587,15911,086
England-31:18,534,307106,915
Cambodia
 
67%
31:5,424,44341,412
Uganda
 
67%
31:13,652,30774,436
Bhutan
100%
31:274,9764,070
Iran-21:39,248,43450,459
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Burkina Faso
50%
 
21:9,189,73469,235
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Ethiopia
100%
11:97,560,13329,608

The alternate forms: Naãm (2) & Nââm (1) are calculated separately.

Naam (2,458) may also be a surname.

Naam Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nay'-am. Son of Caleb. 1 Chron. iv. 15.

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

Meaning: pleasant.

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

Naam Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naãm922/
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Naame8960/
Naaym8924/
Naamh8923/
Naamt8918/
Na'am898/
Naaam898/
Hnaam895/
Naajm891/
Naamm891/
Naamn891/
Naıam891/
Nam861,189,004/
Nââm831/
Naamth806,657/
Naamhs8083/
Naasim8020/
Na'aim8010/
Naatim807/
Nahaim806/
Naaime803/
Naoamy803/
Naasem802/
Naaham802/
Nahamd801/
Nahamm801/
Naahum801/
Nnaamm801/
Nnaham801/
Nahaym801/
Naamme801/
Naaimm801/
Naamhh801/
Naim75258,005/
Najm7592,480/
Name7516,878/
Naum7515,345/
Nham7514,229/
Namh754,743/
Ngam754,182/
Namt753,472/
Naan752,212/
Naym751,893/
Neam75867/
Naïm75698/
Nasm75521/
Gnam75374/
Nnam75331/
Nahm7548/
Namn7545/
Namd7525/
Namm7524/
Namg7516/
Naîm7510/
Namq756/
Hnam754/
Natm753/
Na'm752/
Namå752/
Namc752/
Namì751/
Namı751/
Naím751/
Naaseem7330/
Nahatim731/
Nahayme731/
Nahahme731/
Naaimeh731/
Na'aime731/
Naa'aim731/
Naahiem731/
Naammth731/
Naaamth731/
na Aeem731/
Nasim67521,139/
Naime6758,022/
Naume6745,512/
Nahum6719,601/
Nasem6710,179/
Nacim675,185/
Nahan674,039/
Natem672,086/
Natim671,844/
Nayme671,048/
Namgh67846/
Gname67726/
Nacem67581/
Neamt67244/
Namme67198/
Naang67184/
Namng67129/
Nağme67117/
Natme6778/
Neame6775/
Nasme6760/
Naimh6753/
Naane6742/
Nasym6741/
Nahym6740/
Naimt6734/
Nauhm6729/
Natmh6729/
Hnaim6722/
Namne6718/
Naain6718/
Naism6712/
Neamh6710/
Nasmh6710/
Naumt679/
Ngaan679/
Namhe679/
Naimm678/
Ngaum678/
Naíme678/
Nauum678/
Nai'm678/
Ngaim678/
Naïme677/
Najmd677/
Nnaim677/
Nađan677/
Nhaim677/
Namnd676/
Najhm676/
Naimd676/
Nnamd676/
Hnaan675/
Naihm674/
Naijm674/
Nautm674/
Nhaum674/
N'Gam674/
Ngnam673/
Naimn673/
Naann673/
Nname673/
Nhaan673/
Nhame672/
Naumh672/
Naumm672/
Naçim672/
Naand672/
Najjm672/
Naimë672/
Namnn672/
Nammt672/
Najmm672/
Hnamh672/
Gnaum671/
'Name671/
Namdt671/
Namht671/
Nammm671/
Naimg671/
Naimq671/
Najmì671/
Naajn671/
Naanh671/
Naasn671/
Na'an671/
Na'ím671/
N'Nam671/
N'Amd671/
N'Aym671/
Hnajm671/
Hnaum671/
Nasmm671/
Nathm671/
Nattm671/
Nnaan671/
Nnamm671/
Nnamn671/
Nayım671/
Naãim671/
Naþan671/
Neahm671/
Neamn671/
Nayhm671/
Nayjm671/
Naumn671/
Nhamd671/
Nheam671/
Namhh671/
Namnh671/
Najmh671/
Namnt671/
Naamthth671/
Naa'n671/
Nahmh671/
Neaum671/
Nhgam671/
Nooaueam671/
Wnuam671/
na Mh671/
na Mo671/

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