Gam Surname

27,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Gam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,8111:132,0028,463
Iran4,6811:16,4032,129
Pakistan2,4661:72,4432,618
Cameroon8241:25,2053,436
Indonesia5831:226,84321,100
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Philippines4611:219,60634,026
Vietnam3721:249,0491,051
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
South Africa3021:179,39619,719
Nigeria2911:608,73829,024
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Papua New Guinea2571:31,7273,664
Malaysia2201:134,0658,611
Denmark1641:34,4193,561
Turkey1371:568,04031,077
Taiwan1241:189,0711,638
Israel861:99,50711,457
Mexico691:1,798,93117,818
Tunisia551:11,1021,834
Austria501:170,30922,149
Australia431:627,80744,139
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Qatar341:69,3536,725
France311:2,142,668174,004
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China91:151,924,6187,954
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Gám (8) are calculated separately.

Gam (26,246) may also be a first name.

Gam Last Name Facts

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

Gam (Arabic: غام, Bengali: গম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻡ, Hindi: गम, Marathi: गम, Oriya: ଗମ, Tibetan: གམ་) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gám. For other potential spellings of Gam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gam is the 27,728th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 375,744 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Gam reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 30,840th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 26,246 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 5,811 people, or 1 in 132,002. In India Gam is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 50 percent reside, Gujarat, where 31 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.

Gam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gam surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gam last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.65% less than the national average, earning R 136,284 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $51,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gám898/
Game8619,007/
Ngam869,344/
Gham866,084/
Gamh863,792/
Gamm862,243/
Gahm861,088/
Gaum86826/
Gaim86531/
Gamd86163/
Gaam86111/
Gamg86102/
Gasm8668/
Qgam8628/
Gaym8622/
Gamn8619/
Gamt8612/
Cgam865/
Gajm864/
Ggam863/
Gamk862/
Gatm862/
Hgam861/
Am80167,350/
Gasim7556,896/
Gacem7532,085/
Gautm7511,769/
Gaham753,285/
Gaume752,356/
Gasem75954/
Gahum75937/
Kgame75910/
Gamne75741/
Ngham75547/
Gaime75523/
Ghame75457/
N'Gam75413/
Gamme75240/
Ghaim75147/
Ghamk7574/
Gasme7549/
Gayme7542/
Gatem7534/
Ngaam7530/
Gatim7523/
Gaumt7517/
Ngaum7516/
Ghaum7515/
Gaitm7514/
Gamgh7511/
Ghamt757/
Gamhe757/
Ghaam756/
Ngamm755/
Ghamn755/
Ghaym754/
Gacim754/
Gamdh754/
Ngaim753/
Ghasm753/
Gheam752/
Gajjm752/
Ghamm752/
Gambp752/
Ghamg752/
Gahme752/
Ghamd752/
Gamtt751/
Gaatm751/
Gaaym751/
Ghahm751/
Gatme751/
Gattm751/
Gaujm751/
Gaumm751/
Gamzs751/
Ghatm751/
Kgaim751/
Qgasm751/
Gaumd751/
Gueam751/
Gamhh751/
Gaaim751/
Hgame751/
Gajme751/
Gauum750/
Gaimm750/
Gauhm750/
Gan671,572,941/
Ham67183,375/
Ame6736,065/
Amd6720,605/
Aam6720,410/
Gassim6719,251/
Ahm678,671/
Amm674,382/
Ghasem673,977/
Aum673,511/
Gom672,818/
Gassem672,778/
Aim672,776/
Gattem672,141/
Asm671,807/
Ajm67736/
Gamgne67541/
Gattim67503/
Eam67350/
Amt67299/
Ghasim67255/
Amh67105/
Ngaham6794/
Atm6778/
Ghamne6732/
Ghatim6731/
Aym6721/
Gautim6718/
Ghacim6717/
Gautem6715/
Gamová6714/
Gautme6712/
Gaseem6712/
Gasiem6710/
Gamowa6710/
Aïm6710/
Gaasim679/
Ghaham678/
Ghacem678/
Gateem675/
Ghatem675/
Gachem675/
Gachim674/
Ghamme674/
Gamgue674/
Kgaume674/
Gatimg673/
Gaisim673/
N'Gham672/
Gausim672/
Gaucim672/
Gauttm672/
Hgasim671/
Gaaham671/
Gahamn671/
Gaitim671/
Ghasme671/
Ghaume671/
Gaymeh671/
Gaacem671/
Gajhme671/
Gamnne671/
Hgamme671/
Kgamme671/
Șam671/
Gañ671/
Geegam671/
Ghamkh671/
Gaisme671/
Gaicem671/
Gascem671/
Kgasim671/
Hngham670/
Gaimme670/

Gam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gam in the Bengali language
গমgama-
Gam in the Oriya language
ଗମgama86.11
ଗାମgama13.89
Gam in the Hindi language
गमgama80.75
गामgama9.94
बेगमbegama5.59
Gam in the Tibetan language
གམ་gam69.23
དགེན་gen15.38
མགོནམ་gonam7.69
དགེནམ་genam7.69
Gam in the Marathi language
गमgama61.54
गामgama34.62
गोामgoama3.85
Gam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻡkam50
ﺍﺟﻢajm50
Gam in the Arabic language
غامgham-

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