Chuam Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Chuam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 303 | 1:51,113 | 1,844 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chuam (266) may also be a first name.
Chuam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chuam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chuam is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chuam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 846,108th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chuam live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Chuam is also the 545,281st most widespread forename worldwide, held by 266 people.
It is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 51,113. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Battambang Province, where 50 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 20 percent live and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Cambodia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.
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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 Chuam
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