Bajam Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Bajam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bajam (162) may also be a first name.
Bajam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bajam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bajam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﺎﻡ, Hindi: बाजम, Marathi: बाजम, Oriya: ବାଯାମ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bajam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bajam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 790,102nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name Bajam is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Bajam live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bajam is also the 720,105th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 162 people.
It is most common in India, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 4,512,149. In India Bajam is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 48 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent live and Bihar, where 12 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bajam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bajam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﺎﻡ | bjam | - |
| Bajam in the Marathi language | ||
| बाजम | bajama | 86.67 |
| बजाम | bajama | 13.33 |
| Bajam in the Hindi language | ||
| बाजम | bajama | 66.67 |
| बजम | bajama | 33.33 |
| Bajam in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଯାମ | bayama | 25 |
| ବଜମ୍ | bajam | 25 |
| ବଜମା | bajama | 25 |
| ବଜମ | bajama | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bajam
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