Byam Surname

217,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Byam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Byam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3481:268,88625,280
Canada1681:219,31921,150
England1051:530,64833,151
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Antigua and Barbuda411:2,419382
Cambodia311:499,5854,198
India311:24,744,045333,161
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines301:3,755523
Grenada161:6,783683
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Panama91:434,6958,518
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Dominica41:18,973529
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Byam (118) may also be a first name.

Byam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Byam (Hindi: ब्याम, Oriya: ବଯ୍ାମ) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Byam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,322nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,861,975 people. Byam occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Byam are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 118 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,348 people, or 1 in 268,886. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Michigan, where 6 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Byam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Byam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 412 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Byam surname are 3.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Byam earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byham89654/
Byoam891/
Bhyam891/
Bayyam8041/
Baiyam8033/
Bijyam8015/
Bajyam809/
Bejyam808/
Buyyam804/
Bojyam803/
Boiyam801/
Beuyam801/
Bayiam801/
Byatim801/
Beam7521,330/
Byan759,270/
Biam756,083/
Byom75218/
Vyam75101/
Wyam7513/
Bjam7510/
Bhaiyam7314/
Bhuiyam7313/
Baiyame739/
Bhajyam734/
Bhojyam734/
Baiyamm733/
Bahayam731/
Bouyham731/
Bojjyam731/
Bhayyam731/
Bhuyyam731/
Bhuyiam731/
Bayjjam731/
Bijam671,962/
Beahm671,783/
Beham671,639/
Bhyan671,610/
Boyom67855/
Byang67653/
Biham67356/
Biame67242/
Byome67226/
Byhan67167/
Bayom67109/
Baiom67104/
Beyom6791/
Byant6776/
Bajom6740/
Beaum6725/
Wyame6719/
Byane6719/
Bheam6714/
Bhiam6710/
Beeam679/
Bgeam677/
Byand677/
Byaan675/
Buyom675/
Vyasm674/
Biahm673/
Bjyan673/
Biamg672/
Bjoym671/
Beamm671/
Bahaiyam671/
Wyamd671/
Biamm671/
Bjham671/
Bhjam671/
Byasn670/
Byomm670/

Byam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Byam in the Hindi language
ब्यामbyama-
Byam in the Oriya language
ବଯ୍ାମbayama-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Byam
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