Agam Surname
Approximately 8,105 people bear this surname
Agam Surname User-submission:
Agam means 'lake' in Hebrew.
Agam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,518 | 1:87,121 | 9,137 |
| Nigeria | 1,500 | 1:118,095 | 7,812 |
| India | 1,162 | 1:660,125 | 31,087 |
| Yemen | 976 | 1:27,075 | 2,644 |
| Philippines | 775 | 1:130,630 | 22,259 |
| Israel | 632 | 1:13,541 | 2,078 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Malaysia | 417 | 1:70,730 | 5,129 |
| Iran | 144 | 1:533,212 | 30,936 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Burkina Faso | 30 | 1:611,737 | 7,703 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Agam (14,935) may also be a first name.
Agam Surname Meaning
Agam Demographics
Average Agam Salary in
United States
$46,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Agam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Agam (Arabic: احكيم, Bengali: অগম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻢ, Hindi: अगम, Marathi: आगाम, Oriya: ଅଗମ, Russian: Агам, Tibetan: ཨ་གམ་) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Agam.
How Common Is The Last Name Agam? popularity and diffusion
Agam is the 61,987th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 899,142 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Agam are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Agam is also the 46,526th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 14,935 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,518 people, or 1 in 87,121. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 28 percent reside, East Java, where 12 percent reside and Jakarta, where 11 percent reside. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Agam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Agam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 10,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Agam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Agam are 39.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Agam earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $54,037 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Agam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Agam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻢ | akm | - |
| Agam in the Bengali language | ||
| অগম | agama | - |
| Agam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་གམ་ | agam | 88.64 |
| ཨ་གཱམ་ | agam | 11.36 |
| Agam in the Hindi language | ||
| अगम | agama | 87.35 |
| आगम | agama | 10.73 |
| अगाम | agama | 1.68 |
| अगम़ | agama | 0.08 |
| आजम | ajama | 0.08 |
| आगाम | agama | 0.08 |
| Agam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଗମ | agama | 77.78 |
| ଆଗାମ | agama | 11.11 |
| ଆଗମ | agama | 11.11 |
| Agam in the Marathi language | ||
| आगाम | agama | 60.26 |
| अगम | agama | 20.26 |
| आगम | agama | 16.83 |
| अगाम | agama | 1.76 |
| आग़ाम | agama | 0.53 |
| Agam in the Russian language | ||
| Агам | agam | - |
| Agam in the Arabic language | ||
| احكيم | ahkym | - |
| إحكام | ahkam | - |
| احكام | ahkam | - |
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