Ajam Surname

12,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Syria

Ajam Surname User-submission:

The Ajam surname comes from Arabic عَجَم ('ajam), meaning 'foreigner', 'non-Arab'.

Ajam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India26,6341:28,8002,137
Iran6,1851:12,4141,659
Bangladesh3,1541:50,5252,770
Syria2,9601:6,521681
South Africa9311:58,1937,375
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Iraq8021:43,6681,834
Indonesia7671:172,42416,711
Lebanon5781:9,7531,473
Nigeria3671:482,67824,238
Philippines3541:285,98441,189
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Uganda2131:183,28315,165
Afghanistan1961:164,0473,374
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Malaysia1401:210,67312,296
Pakistan1021:1,751,41117,795
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Niger581:330,8979,684
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Israel441:194,49219,021
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Brunei371:11,3171,397
England321:1,741,18971,393
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
France71:9,488,960336,266
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Wales41:773,63329,106
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Ajam (32,484) may also be a first name.

Ajam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ajam surname comes from Arabic عَجَم ('ajam), meaning 'foreigner', 'non-Arab'.

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Ajam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ajam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ajam (Arabic: العجم, Bengali: আজম, Georgian: აჯამ, Hindi: आजम, Marathi: अजम, Oriya: ଆଜମ, Tibetan: ཨ་ཇམས་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ajam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ajam is the 12,389th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 160,784 people. The surname Ajam is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ajam live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,200th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 32,484 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 26,634 people, or 1 in 28,800. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 44 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 44 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India Ajam occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found.

Ajam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ajam surname is predominantly Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ajam surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Ajam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.15% more than the national average, earning R 304,524 per year; in United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.89% less than the national average, earning $37,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hajam8969,085/
Aajam896,716/
Gajam893,787/
Adjam892,540/
Ajjam89779/
Ajcam89524/
Ahjam89474/
Ajham89175/
Ajaam8911/
Aijam8910/
Ajaim899/
Ajsam899/
Aujam897/
Ajamm896/
Asjam896/
Eajam894/
Ajaum893/
Ajeam893/
Ajzam893/
Azjam891/
Ajajm891/
Ajamn891/
Atjam891/
Ajm86736/
Hajjam805,231/
Hadjam804,406/
Adjame80425/
Hajaam8083/
Ahajam8050/
Aujame8046/
Haijam8022/
Hazjam8016/
Audjam8014/
Gaajam8010/
Aijham809/
Hajham808/
Ajaham804/
Aajaam804/
Aajjam804/
Hasjam803/
Ajhamd803/
Haajam802/
Ahjame802/
Ajaume802/
Hajzam802/
Asdjam802/
Gajamm801/
Hajamm801/
Aajham801/
Aihjam801/
Ajjamm801/
Adjaim801/
Ahijam801/
Adjamn801/
Ashjam801/
Autjam801/
Azam75476,813/
Ajim7525,392/
Acam7512,003/
Asam7510,529/
Ajan756,639/
Ayam755,979/
Ajom753,951/
Ajum752,140/
Ujam751,803/
Aiam75801/
Ejam75515/
Ijam75496/
Ajem75278/
Ojam75237/
Hajm75220/
Aajm7565/
Aaim7523/
Ajjm754/
Gajm754/
Ajhm752/
Yjam752/
Ajmh751/
Ahajjam731,279/
Hadjame73102/
Ajamova7322/
Hadjaim7319/
Ahajame736/
Haddjam735/
Hajjame733/
Hajjaam731/
Aajaham731/
Ajaheem731/
Ahhyjam731/
Ajaseem731/
Addjaim731/
Ajhasim731/
Azzam6786,111/
Hazam6726,581/
Hajim6724,638/
Aazam6710,813/
Hajan678,881/
Acham677,647/
Ajjan676,563/
Gajan676,054/
Gayam675,041/
Gojam674,363/
Hasam674,213/
Asaam672,371/
Aujan671,975/
Azaam671,695/
Ajina671,613/
Azame671,322/
Ajaan671,284/
Ajeem671,182/
Hayam671,171/
Arzam671,144/
Adjan67928/
Azham67874/
Ahjan67631/
Ayham67532/
Aziam67504/
Azaim67484/
Gijam67474/
Ahsam67454/
Aasam67447/
Akham67429/
Easam67379/
Aajim67345/
Asame67304/
Odjam67287/
Aisam67259/
Gajim67252/
Ayame67232/
Hijam67197/
Aizam67187/
Hajum67186/
Azeam67179/
Hajem67171/
Aijan67167/
Ajzan67143/
Ajuom67134/
Haiam67125/
Aysam67122/
Ayamk67122/
Ajumm67110/
Ahjum67108/
Hejam6792/
Agiam6791/
Haddjame6790/
Gajum6783/
Gaiam6781/
Ahiam6780/
Hajom6772/
Ajhan6766/
Azamk6765/
Ajain6761/
Azjan6757/
Gazam6756/
Aajum6752/
Aiham6749/
Aycam6749/
Aijom6749/
Gejam6748/
Aajan6746/
Ojham6741/
Adjom6739/
Aiamd6738/
Ajihm6737/
Auzam6733/
Ausam6731/
Gajem6725/
Aseam6725/
Ijjam6724/
Hujam6724/
Adžam6724/
Ajoom6723/
Asjan6723/
Ajann6721/
Ayjan6721/
Ascam6720/
Ahyam6719/
Ajiem6719/
Ajoum6719/
Aiame6719/
Ahham6717/
Atjan6715/
Azamm6714/
Azamn6714/
Azamt6713/
A'zam6712/
Yijam6711/
Asaim6711/
Ajaun6710/
Ojjam679/
Ahaim678/
Gujam677/
Asamn676/
Hojam676/
Ajanh676/
Azamc676/
Hyjam675/
Aajme675/
Azamq675/
Asamt675/
Atjom675/
Ojaim675/
Hacam675/
Azaum674/
Ajean674/
Eazam674/
Ahadjame674/
Adjassem674/
Ayamh674/
Ayamn674/
Asamh674/
Gajom673/
Ayzam673/
Ajuum673/
Asamm673/
Asasm673/
Acaim673/
Asamd672/
Ajimm672/
Gajjm672/
Azasm672/
Axzam672/
Asgam672/
Aujem672/
Auyam672/
Eijam672/
Ajayn672/
Ajmeh672/
Acaam672/
Ahjem672/
Azgam672/
Ojaam672/
Haaim672/
Ahjim672/
Gaaym671/
Ayamm671/
Hajjm671/
Aazom671/
Aajem671/
Ajahn671/
Aiamn671/
Ajijm671/
Ajimn671/
Ajmth671/
Uhjam671/
Ayijm671/
Ejaum671/
Ajajn671/
Ijiam671/
Ijamm671/
Yojam671/
Hadjasim671/
Aaimh671/
Aajmı671/
Adjassim671/
Auiam671/
Asaym671/
Asamk671/
Azaym671/
Ayamd671/
Gaaim671/
Ohjam671/
Ahajm671/
Ajmdt671/
Azaïm671/
Azamh671/
Azsam671/
Eajan670/

Ajam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ajam in the Georgian language
აჯამajam-
Ajam in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ཇམས་ajam-
Ajam in the Bengali language
আজমajama-
Ajam in the Hindi language
आजमajama96.96
अजमajama2.06
अजामajama0.41
आजामajama0.33
आज़मazama0.04
़आजमajama0.03
आ़जमajama0.02
आलमalama0.02
आजम़ajama0.01
आजमाajama0
ाजमajama0
आजम्ajam0
आजिमajima0
अजयajaya0
Ajam in the Marathi language
अजमajama47.85
आजमajama35.08
आजामajama8.74
अजामajama6.52
अजमाajama0.2
Ajam in the Oriya language
ଆଜମajama35.25
ଆଜାମajama25.9
ଅଜମajama8.99
ଆଜମ୍ajam8.99
ଅଜାମajama6.83
ଆଜାମ୍ajam5.4
ଆଯମayama2.52
ଅଯାମayama1.44
ଆଯାମayama1.08
ଅଯମayama1.08
ଅଜମ୍ajam0.72
ଆକାମakama0.36
ଆଜାନajana0.36
ଆଯମ୍ayam0.36
Ajam in the Arabic language
العجمaljm-
عجمjm-

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