Diam Surname
Approximately 2,323 people bear this surname
Diam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 603 | 1:34,443 | 4,636 |
| Senegal | 449 | 1:32,471 | 663 |
| Thailand | 250 | 1:282,553 | 48,609 |
| Philippines | 238 | 1:425,371 | 53,304 |
| Cambodia | 205 | 1:75,547 | 2,153 |
| Mauritania | 157 | 1:26,082 | 2,232 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Congo | 61 | 1:81,788 | 6,954 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Diam (2,589) may also be a first name.
Diam Demographics
Average Diam Salary in
United States
$54,055 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Diam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻡ) is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 182,870th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,137,127 people. The surname Diam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Diam reside; 37 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 144,550th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 2,589 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 34,443. In Cameroon Diam is most common in: Centre Region, where 64 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside and North Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 19 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.
Diam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Diam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Diam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Diam last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
Diam earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.28% more than the national average, earning $54,055 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diame | 89 | 12,192 | / |
| Diham | 89 | 66 | / |
| Dijam | 89 | 33 | / |
| Dhiam | 89 | 5 | / |
| Dieam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Djiam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Diamn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Diamg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Diamm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Diaham | 80 | 1,052 | / |
| Dagiam | 80 | 301 | / |
| Diamne | 80 | 31 | / |
| Diasim | 80 | 30 | / |
| Daiyam | 80 | 17 | / |
| Dugiam | 80 | 14 | / |
| Diamme | 80 | 10 | / |
| Diamnd | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dhiamn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Djiame | 80 | 3 | / |
| Deiyam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Daaiam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dieham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diasem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dayiam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dian | 75 | 23,430 | / |
| Diom | 75 | 4,925 | / |
| Djam | 75 | 4,638 | / |
| Deam | 75 | 1,243 | / |
| Dyam | 75 | 913 | / |
| Diahame | 73 | 22 | / |
| Diaoume | 73 | 10 | / |
| Dhoieam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Diamova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djiamne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dejiame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dihamhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daiyame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djiamme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhaiyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diane | 67 | 110,718 | / |
| Diome | 67 | 13,806 | / |
| Diang | 67 | 9,489 | / |
| Dihan | 67 | 3,564 | / |
| Djame | 67 | 3,167 | / |
| Djian | 67 | 1,545 | / |
| Deham | 67 | 1,535 | / |
| Dijan | 67 | 1,046 | / |
| Dhian | 67 | 327 | / |
| Diahn | 67 | 265 | / |
| Dayom | 67 | 127 | / |
| Diant | 67 | 99 | / |
| Deahm | 67 | 92 | / |
| Diand | 67 | 40 | / |
| Dihom | 67 | 38 | / |
| Djaim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dhyam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Diean | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dianc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Diaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Diann | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dijom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dajom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dyham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deeam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dyame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djiom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ddian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gyiam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dianh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dioan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djaam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hdjam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dgian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diohm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diğan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diasn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiamgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiassem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diomn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diatn | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'yam | 67 | 1 | / |
Diam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻡ | jam | 54.05 |
| ﺍﺟﻢ | ajm | 24.32 |
| ﺟﻢ | jm | 6.76 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﻡ | ajam | 5.41 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﻢ | aljm | 5.41 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ | anjam | 1.35 |
| ﺃﺟﺎﻡ | ajam | 1.35 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻡ | adyam | 1.35 |
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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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- 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 Diam
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