Diam Surname

182,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6031:34,4434,636
Senegal4491:32,471663
Thailand2501:282,55348,609
Philippines2381:425,37153,304
Cambodia2051:75,5472,153
Mauritania1571:26,0822,232
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Congo611:81,7886,954
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
India111:69,733,217610,955
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England31:18,572,686338,250
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Diam (2,589) may also be a first name.

Diam Last Name Facts

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

Diam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻡ) is found most in Cameroon. It may 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

This surname is the 182,870th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,137,127 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Diam are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Diam is also the 144,550th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 2,589 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 34,443. In Cameroon Diam is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 64 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 32 percent are found and North Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 19 percent are found and Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

Diam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Diam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Diam are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diame8912,192/
Diham8966/
Dijam8933/
Dhiam895/
Dieam892/
Djiam892/
Diamn891/
Diamg891/
Diamm891/
Diaham801,052/
Dagiam80301/
Diamne8031/
Diasim8030/
Daiyam8017/
Dugiam8014/
Diamme8010/
Diamnd806/
Dhiamn803/
Djiame803/
Deiyam803/
Daaiam802/
Dieham801/
Diasem801/
Dayiam801/
Dian7523,430/
Diom754,925/
Djam754,638/
Deam751,243/
Dyam75913/
Diahame7322/
Diaoume7310/
Dhoieam737/
Diamova733/
Djiamne732/
Dejiame731/
Dihamhe731/
Daiyame731/
Djiamme731/
Dhaiyam731/
Diane67110,718/
Diome6713,806/
Diang679,489/
Dihan673,564/
Djame673,167/
Djian671,545/
Deham671,535/
Dijan671,046/
Dhian67327/
Diahn67265/
Dayom67127/
Diant6799/
Deahm6792/
Diand6740/
Dihom6738/
Djaim6730/
Dhyam6716/
Diean6713/
Dianc6710/
Diaan679/
Diann678/
Dijom678/
Dajom676/
Dyham676/
Deeam675/
Dyame674/
Djiom674/
Ddian674/
Gyiam674/
Dianh673/
Dioan673/
Djaam673/
Hdjam672/
Dgian672/
Djham671/
Doiom671/
Diohm671/
Diğan671/
Dhjam671/
Dyamd671/
Diasn671/
Djiamgue671/
Djiassem671/
Djeam671/
Djeim671/
Djamd671/
Dheam671/
Deaam671/
Diomn671/
Diatn671/
D'yam671/

Diam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻡjam54.05
ﺍﺟﻢajm24.32
ﺟﻢjm6.76
ﺍﺟﺎﻡajam5.41
ﺍﻟﺠﻢaljm5.41
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡanjam1.35
ﺃﺟﺎﻡajam1.35
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻡadyam1.35

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diam
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