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Where Does The Last Name Bam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bam (Bengali: বাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻡ, Hindi: बम, Marathi: बाम, Oriya: ବାମ, Russian: Бам, Tibetan: བཱམ་) is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 23,903^rd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 321,945 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Bam are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bam is also the 64,885^th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 9,167 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 9,358 people, or 1 in 5,789. In South Africa Bam is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Besides South Africa it occurs in 111 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Bam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bam surname rose 1,390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bam last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.6% more than the national average, earning R 288,960 per year; in United States they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $51,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 91.16% more than the national average, earning $94,972 CAD per year.