Am Surname

3,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Am Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Am Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam118,8181:78078
Cambodia23,5851:657178
Indonesia11,4681:11,5321,465
India7,6571:100,1786,581
Bangladesh3,3341:47,7972,658
Malaysia5651:52,2024,057
Pakistan4621:386,6757,372
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Taiwan2111:111,1131,057
Iran2081:369,14724,286
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Argentina821:521,26138,206
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Palestine541:84,2386,463
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Afghanistan421:765,5528,131
Mauritania301:136,4957,782
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Guyana51:152,4449,017
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Am (292,685) may also be a first name.

Am Last Name Facts

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

The surname Am (Arabic: عمّ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻢ, Hindi: ाम, Marathi: अम, Oriya: ଆମ, Russian: Ам, Tibetan: ཨམ་) occurs in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Am? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,348th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,547 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Am are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Am is also the 3,592nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 292,685 people.

The surname is most frequent in Vietnam, where it is borne by 118,818 people, or 1 in 780. In Vietnam it is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 26 percent are found, Southeast, where 16 percent are found and Northeast, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Vietnam this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Am Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

The amount Am earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.55% less than the national average, earning R 79,488 per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $47,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ham80183,375/
Ame8036,065/
Amd8020,605/
Aam8020,410/
Gam8019,395/
Ahm808,671/
Amm804,382/
Aum803,511/
Aim802,776/
Asm801,807/
Ajm80736/
Amg80421/
Eam80350/
Amt80299/
Amn80289/
Amh80105/
Atm8078/
Amq8027/
Aym8021/
Aïm8010/
Șam801/
Atem67120,834/
Atim67105,088/
Asim6798,301/
Hamd6770,760/
Hamm6756,329/
Aime6735,251/
Asem6716,910/
Haim679,970/
Hame676,296/
Ayme675,023/
Gamh673,792/
Amng672,397/
Aham672,286/
Gamm672,243/
Amme672,051/
Hahm671,960/
Hamh671,709/
Acim671,596/
Aymn671,286/
Amne671,124/
Acem671,099/
Aume671,003/
Gaum67826/
Ağım67617/
Gaim67531/
Aasm67503/
Haum67499/
Asme67489/
Aihm67458/
Ahum67382/
Hamn67336/
Aumk67336/
Hatm67262/
Aimh67240/
Hajm67220/
Amkg67212/
Haam67195/
Atme67185/
Haym67177/
Aimn67176/
Hasm67174/
Heam67170/
Gaam67111/
Amhk67103/
Aajm6765/
Asym6749/
Amnt6742/
Amnd6737/
Aame6730/
Amnå6726/
Amdt6725/
Amhd6724/
Aaim6723/
Gaym6722/
Aamg6721/
Athm6718/
Hamt6718/
Amgh6717/
Aism6716/
Amhe6715/
Amnh6714/
Haïm6714/
Asmh6714/
Asmt6713/
Aitm6712/
Aamh6711/
Aamm6711/
Ammd6710/
Hamg6710/
Aimm6710/
Haám679/
Amth679/
Eamd679/
Eame678/
Aamd678/
Aamn677/
Easm676/
Aahm676/
Amjs675/
Ajjm674/
Aysm674/
Aumg674/
Gajm674/
Amtt674/
Eamh674/
Hamø674/
Eamn674/
Amkh674/
Aumh674/
Ahmh674/
Aamt673/
Eamt673/
Eatm672/
Ajhm672/
Attm672/
Asmd672/
Șaim672/
Aimd672/
Aaam672/
Ammh672/
Amtd672/
Atmm672/
Aumd672/
Amdh672/
Aymh672/
Eahm672/
Aatm672/
Aamq672/
D'Am671/
Eamg671/
Amgk671/
Aimg671/
Auhm671/
Eamm671/
Aumn671/
Amhh671/
Auum671/
Atïm671/
Acym671/
A'Am671/
Ahym671/
Ajmh671/
Aimq671/
Asmm671/
Amhs671/
Amcg671/
Amcq671/
Amzs671/
Amqg671/
Ammm671/
Ammt671/
Amnc671/
Amnk671/
Ayhm671/
Aymk671/
Aumc671/
Atmh671/
Hamq671/
Hgam671/
Hham671/
Aymm670/
Autm670/
Aumm670/

Am Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Am in the Marathi language
अमama-
Am in the Tibetan language
ཨམ་am62.5
ཨེམ་em31.25
ཧེམ་hem3.13
ཡེམ་yem3.13
Am in the Oriya language
ଆମama61.22
ଅମama29.59
ଆମ୍am3.06
ଅମ୍am3.06
ଓମ୍om2.04
ଏମ୍em1.02
Am in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻢm38.89
ﺁﻡam38.89
ﺍﻡam11.11
ﺃﻡam11.11
Am in the Hindi language
ामama33.85
आमama22.27
अमama9.58
अम्बाamba9.47
अम्बालालambalala9.24
खांkham4.57
ओमoma2.45
अम्am1.45
अंam0.11
Am in the Russian language
Амam-
Am in the Arabic language
عمّm-
عمm-

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Footnotes

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