Ghiam Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ghiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq791:443,3127,666
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghiam (29) may also be a first name.

Ghiam Last Name Facts

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

Ghiam occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghiam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,353,468th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Ghiam live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 443,312. Excluding Iraq it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Singapore, where 10 percent are found.

Ghiam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghiam last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Ghiam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.86% more than the national average, earning $63,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nghiam912/
Ghiaam911/
Guiam801,077/
Giham8016/
Geham8015/
Ghyam805/
Gheam802/
Gieam801/
Gueham732,189/
Guiahm7330/
Gaiyam7314/
Gyaham732/
Guiham732/
Gehame732/
Gaijam731/
Ghjeam731/
Gihame731/
Goiyam731/
Geheim731/
Geyham731/
Gheham731/
Gieham731/
Gajiam731/
Guiame731/
Guyham730/
Geam67118/
Gjam6717/
Ngaiyam674/
Gueheim673/
Guehame673/
Guehamm671/
Ghiouom671/
Goiyame671/

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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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  • 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 Ghiam
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