Beam Surname
Approximately 21,330 people bear this surname
Beam Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the beam,' from residence by a prominent tree; beam, wood: Old English a tree; compare Nutbeam.
Osbarn Atebeame, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert atte Byrne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBeam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,485 | 1:18,602 | 2,343 |
| Canada | 728 | 1:50,612 | 6,131 |
| India | 385 | 1:1,992,378 | 68,431 |
| Jamaica | 111 | 1:25,855 | 2,037 |
| Russia | 81 | 1:1,779,297 | 115,341 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Cambodia | 36 | 1:430,198 | 3,994 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | 1:59,303 | 4,842 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,730 | 1:13,463 | 1,729 |
Beam (756) may also be a first name.
Beam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the beam,' from residence by a prominent tree; beam, wood: Old English a tree; compare Nutbeam.
Osbarn Atebeame, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert atte Byrne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1750. Married — Aaron Hargrave and Elizabeth Beams: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) Dweller by a Tree. [Old English beám]
(English) One who lived by a tree; dweller at the footbridge.
Beam Demographics
Average Beam Salary in
United States
$41,796 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Beam (Hindi: बेगम, Marathi: बेगम) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Beam is the 25,290th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 341,657 people. The surname Beam is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Beam reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Beam is also the 298,808th most widespread forename globally, held by 756 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 19,485 people, or 1 in 18,602. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Beam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Beam are 24.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.22% being registered with the party.
The amount Beam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.71% less than the national average, earning R 95,736 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $48,281 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bejam | 89 | 3,183 | / |
| Beahm | 89 | 1,783 | / |
| Beham | 89 | 1,639 | / |
| Beyam | 89 | 861 | / |
| Beame | 89 | 126 | / |
| Beuam | 89 | 33 | / |
| Beaum | 89 | 25 | / |
| Beiam | 89 | 15 | / |
| Bheam | 89 | 14 | / |
| Beeam | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bgeam | 89 | 7 | / |
| Beamm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beamn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beamd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bam | 86 | 22,636 | / |
| Bem | 86 | 14,812 | / |
| Bejjam | 80 | 2,522 | / |
| Bejgam | 80 | 279 | / |
| Beaham | 80 | 70 | / |
| Beejam | 80 | 33 | / |
| Begiam | 80 | 20 | / |
| Behaim | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bejyam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bhejam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Beathm | 80 | 6 | / |
| Behham | 80 | 5 | / |
| Baheam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Beijam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Beyham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beyame | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beatem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bheham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Behamn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Behaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bejham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beajjm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beatme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beeamm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beeyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bheamm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boheam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beasim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beuyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beyaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biejam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beuham | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beahme | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beasem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beatim | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baum | 75 | 68,728 | / |
| Bean | 75 | 67,635 | / |
| Behm | 75 | 13,482 | / |
| Bame | 75 | 6,641 | / |
| Biam | 75 | 6,083 | / |
| Beem | 75 | 3,305 | / |
| Bham | 75 | 1,998 | / |
| Byam | 75 | 1,887 | / |
| Bahm | 75 | 1,841 | / |
| Baam | 75 | 1,746 | / |
| Baim | 75 | 1,689 | / |
| Biem | 75 | 1,687 | / |
| Boem | 75 | 1,067 | / |
| Bejm | 75 | 1,027 | / |
| Beme | 75 | 1,001 | / |
| Beim | 75 | 754 | / |
| Baym | 75 | 677 | / |
| Beym | 75 | 545 | / |
| Bemm | 75 | 493 | / |
| Beum | 75 | 476 | / |
| Bamm | 75 | 474 | / |
| Basm | 75 | 405 | / |
| Weam | 75 | 261 | / |
| Baem | 75 | 221 | / |
| Bgam | 75 | 208 | / |
| Bemh | 75 | 103 | / |
| Bamd | 75 | 102 | / |
| Buem | 75 | 45 | / |
| Byem | 75 | 41 | / |
| Bhem | 75 | 25 | / |
| Bamg | 75 | 18 | / |
| Bemt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Bajm | 75 | 13 | / |
| Beom | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bamk | 75 | 12 | / |
| Besm | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bjam | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bgem | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bamn | 75 | 9 | / |
| Veam | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ueam | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bemd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bamq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beañ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamï | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beachem | 73 | 758 | / |
| Beassem | 73 | 485 | / |
| Beassim | 73 | 31 | / |
| Beachim | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bejjaam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Beeyamd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bejjgam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beachym | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beejjam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beijgam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejjham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejjiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhejgam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhejjam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhegiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baheeam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beaheim | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beyan | 67 | 21,733 | / |
| Bamne | 67 | 17,177 | / |
| Bejan | 67 | 16,879 | / |
| Behan | 67 | 16,784 | / |
| Beane | 67 | 11,875 | / |
| Basem | 67 | 8,985 | / |
| Basim | 67 | 6,444 | / |
| Baham | 67 | 3,689 | / |
| Bayam | 67 | 3,484 | / |
| Betim | 67 | 2,072 | / |
| Bijam | 67 | 1,962 | / |
| Bamme | 67 | 1,313 | / |
| Bhame | 67 | 1,184 | / |
| Besim | 67 | 1,155 | / |
| Bheem | 67 | 1,135 | / |
| Bhamt | 67 | 890 | / |
| Batem | 67 | 735 | / |
| Bojam | 67 | 723 | / |
| Byham | 67 | 654 | / |
| Bamng | 67 | 597 | / |
| Bayem | 67 | 538 | / |
| Beahn | 67 | 512 | / |
| Bathm | 67 | 429 | / |
| Buyam | 67 | 413 | / |
| Beyem | 67 | 375 | / |
| Bajam | 67 | 357 | / |
| Biham | 67 | 356 | / |
| Biyam | 67 | 322 | / |
| Beian | 67 | 319 | / |
| Bajum | 67 | 313 | / |
| Bejem | 67 | 271 | / |
| Biame | 67 | 242 | / |
| Beohm | 67 | 240 | / |
| Beume | 67 | 238 | / |
| Bemme | 67 | 195 | / |
| Bheme | 67 | 188 | / |
| Bayim | 67 | 183 | / |
| Besem | 67 | 153 | / |
| Biyem | 67 | 139 | / |
| Beang | 67 | 135 | / |
| Boyam | 67 | 119 | / |
| Batim | 67 | 119 | / |
| Bisem | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bayom | 67 | 109 | / |
| Behym | 67 | 107 | / |
| Baiom | 67 | 104 | / |
| Beyom | 67 | 91 | / |
| Beyme | 67 | 89 | / |
| Weham | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bijem | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bujam | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bahum | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bhasm | 67 | 77 | / |
| Bhamd | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bacim | 67 | 74 | / |
| Bajem | 67 | 69 | / |
| Beant | 67 | 61 | / |
| Beľan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bamhe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Betem | 67 | 49 | / |
| Baiam | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bouem | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bhaum | 67 | 47 | / |
| Baehm | 67 | 46 | / |
| Boyem | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bajom | 67 | 40 | / |
| Beime | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bajim | 67 | 35 | / |
| Boiam | 67 | 35 | / |
| Beemt | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bayum | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vejam | 67 | 33 | / |
| Beean | 67 | 32 | / |
| Becim | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bejim | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bhaim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bicem | 67 | 27 | / |
| Beand | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bhamm | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bgaum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bhemm | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bejjm | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baumm | 67 | 20 | / |
| Weyam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bojem | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bağam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bowem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bemhe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Becem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bamdh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Biçem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Baame | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bejom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bitem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bacem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beemd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bhiam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Besme | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhgam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beyum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bujem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bheim | 67 | 7 | / |
| B'Hem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Veham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bemdt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Basym | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weiam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Basmh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beann | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baumg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bemth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Behom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Biehm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bammd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhaam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhhem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beeme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veyam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beuan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beyim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baiem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buiam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baimm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamgh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biahm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beihm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamdt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beuem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beitm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhamh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhamn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baymg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baium | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beuhm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buehm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beium | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baumn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Betme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beĺan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beatn | 67 | 2 | / |
| B'Ham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bgeem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bağim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beimn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Battm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beđan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgehm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahmd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Be'an | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bammm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bècem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bécem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baism | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beymh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baimg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veaom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauhm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bejme | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hueam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baimn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beome | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hbean | 67 | 0 | / |
Beam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beam in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगम | begama | - |
| Beam in the Hindi language | ||
| बेगम | begama | 85.71 |
| बेअम | be'ama | 14.29 |
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