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

The last name Gam (Arabic: غام, Bengali: গম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻡ, Hindi: गम, Marathi: गम, Oriya: ଗମ, Tibetan: གམ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gám. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gam is the 27,728^th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 375,744 people. Gam occurs mostly 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 30,840^th most widely held given name globally It is held by 26,246 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 5,811 people, or 1 in 132,002. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 50 percent are found, Gujarat, where 31 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 24 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Gam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gam surname increased 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gam last name is predominantly 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 with the Democratic Party than the national 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.