Agam Surname

61,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Agam Surname User-submission:

Agam means 'lake' in Hebrew.

Agam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,5181:87,1219,137
Nigeria1,5001:118,0957,812
India1,1621:660,12531,087
Yemen9761:27,0752,644
Philippines7751:130,63022,259
Israel6321:13,5412,078
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Malaysia4171:70,7305,129
Iran1441:533,21230,936
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
France521:1,277,360130,443
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Niger341:564,47114,312
Burkina Faso301:611,7377,703
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Agam (14,935) may also be a first name.

Agam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agam means 'lake' in Hebrew.

- agamfable

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agham896,745/
Hagam891,697/
Aagam891,228/
Angam89885/
Agame89814/
Gagam89383/
Aegam8956/
Augam8947/
Agaam8939/
Aggam8934/
Eagam8933/
Agamn8914/
Aigam8912/
Agamm896/
Agaim893/
Ahgam893/
Agamd892/
Asgam892/
Agahm891/
Agaum891/
Agamg891/
Aghame80372/
Aghamm80205/
Hangam80185/
Angham80159/
Anggam80140/
Aagame8043/
Aagham8031/
Agasim8028/
Aghamn8023/
Hagham8022/
Gaugam8022/
Ashgam8021/
Agamhe8020/
Aghaim8017/
Gagham809/
Gaggam808/
Hagame808/
Haggam808/
Aingam807/
Hagamm805/
Agamme805/
Gaigam804/
Angaim804/
Gagaum804/
Aagaam803/
Anngam803/
Haigam803/
Aghaam802/
Agaham802/
Eangam802/
Gakgam801/
Aangam801/
Aghamk801/
Angaam801/
Aegham801/
Haegam801/
Agasme801/
Angaym801/
Asgham801/
Aygham801/
Agatem801/
Agan7515,545/
Agom754,389/
Egam751,338/
Ogam75472/
Hanggam7398/
Haingam7342/
Aigamhe7329/
Ainngam7312/
Agassim737/
Achhgam734/
Haugham731/
Hangham731/
Anggaum731/
Heageam731/
Agahame731/
Ahangam731/
Ashgham731/
Haagamn731/
Aghasim731/
Eangaim731/
Hasgame731/
Gahagam730/
Hagan6767,609/
Angom6729,609/
Eagan678,381/
Agang674,158/
Gagan673,720/
Angan672,734/
Aygan672,002/
Aghan671,754/
Agane671,368/
Gogam67989/
Agaan67242/
Again67234/
Aggan67231/
Ogame67208/
Agoom67186/
Hagom67136/
Agome67123/
Ajgan67119/
Eggam67111/
Eegam67107/
Agand6796/
Ongam6796/
Egham6781/
Augan6777/
Agayn6764/
Hegam6758/
Agoum6756/
Akgan6749/
Aagan6744/
Aghom6743/
Asgan6738/
Ogham6735/
Oggam6719/
Agant6717/
Egaam6717/
Gagom6714/
Hogam6711/
Aigan6710/
Agaun6710/
Ahgan678/
Agasn675/
Agann673/
Aghamova673/
Aigom673/
Egamm672/
Aganh672/
Eagom671/
Aggom671/
Agañe671/
Aïgan671/
Añgan671/
Ekgam671/
Ogamh671/
Ohgam671/
Haughaim670/

Agam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻢakm-
Agam in the Bengali language
অগমagama-
Agam in the Tibetan language
ཨ་གམ་agam88.64
ཨ་གཱམ་agam11.36
Agam in the Hindi language
अगमagama87.35
आगमagama10.73
अगामagama1.68
अगम़agama0.08
आजमajama0.08
आगामagama0.08
Agam in the Oriya language
ଅଗମagama77.78
ଆଗାମagama11.11
ଆଗମagama11.11
Agam in the Marathi language
आगामagama60.26
अगमagama20.26
आगमagama16.83
अगामagama1.76
आग़ामagama0.53
Agam in the Russian language
Агамagam-
Agam in the Arabic language
احكيمahkym-
إحكامahkam-
احكامahkam-

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