Cheam Surname
Approximately 3,495 people bear this surname
Cheam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1,475 | 1:10,500 | 980 |
| Malaysia | 1,148 | 1:25,692 | 2,291 |
| United States | 240 | 1:1,510,246 | 102,670 |
| France | 196 | 1:338,891 | 51,103 |
| Singapore | 133 | 1:41,411 | 1,573 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Cheam (750) may also be a first name.
Cheam Demographics
Average Cheam Salary in
United States
$40,242 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cheam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheam occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheam? popularity and diffusion
Cheam is the 129,499th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,085,135 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Cheam reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Cheam is also the 300,135th most widely held first name globally, held by 750 people.
The last name Cheam is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,475 people, or 1 in 10,500. In Cambodia Cheam is mostly concentrated in: Kampong Thom Province, where 14 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 9 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cambodia it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Cheam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cheam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cheam surname grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cheam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cheam surname are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cheam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,657 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cheam
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