Goam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Goam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Goam (41) may also be a first name.

Goam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goam (Hindi: गोां, Marathi: गोतम, Russian: Гоам) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Goam live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Goam is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 41 people.

The surname Goam is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Goam is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 89 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Iran this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Goam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goam has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Goam surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoam89589/
Goham89105/
Goame8938/
Gouam8915/
Ghoam895/
Goaim895/
Goamh894/
Goatm893/
Oam8673/
Gojjam8027/
Gouame8026/
Goaham8013/
Ngouam808/
Ghoham805/
Ghouam804/
Gohaim802/
Gohaum801/
Goamng801/
Goiyam801/
Goïame801/
Nghoam801/
Goheam800/
Goan7512,458/
Oham751,420/
Gaom7535/
Hoam7533/
Oame7519/
Ouam7514/
Oaim755/
Oamd753/
Oatm752/
Oahm751/
Oamh751/
Gouacem732,362/
Gouaham7310/
Gouasem734/
Gouacim733/
Goachim732/
Goiyame731/
Gouatem731/
Gohaimn731/
Goaimnd731/
Ngoan673,604/
Goaan672,775/
Houam671,485/
Goane67876/
Gouan67866/
Goand67525/
Gohan67436/
Gouassem67163/
Goyom67117/
Gohom6793/
Hoham6784/
Goang6762/
Ojham6741/
Oiyam6728/
Ghoan6727/
Gahom6722/
Goank6721/
Ohajm6721/
Goahn6715/
Goain6714/
Ojjam679/
O'Ham676/
Hoamh676/
Ojyam675/
Oyeam674/
Ouame674/
Ngaom672/
Ogiam672/
Ohaim672/
Ohgam671/
Ohaam671/
Oyyam671/
Hoame671/
Hoamm671/
Hgoan671/
Gođan671/
Ghaom671/
Gauam671/
Gaotm671/
Gaoum671/
Gouom671/
Goțan671/
Goanh671/
Goant671/
Oyiam671/
Oahme670/
Gooan670/

Goam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goam in the Hindi language
गोांgoam-
Goam in the Marathi language
गोतमgotama-
Goam in the Russian language
Гоамgoam-

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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 Goam
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