Hám Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Hám Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hám Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Ham (183,375) are calculated separately.

Hám Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hám occurs most in Hungary. It can also occur as: Ham. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hám? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hám is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Hám occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hám live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Hungary, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 114,143. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Heves County, where 23 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 16 percent reside and Somogy County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ham89183,375/
Háhm8611/
Haám869/
Khám866/
Hámh861/
Hom6716,098/
Ahm678,671/
Ohm676,510/
Hámová6721/
Hõm671/
Ahámểd671/
Hámova671/
Ôhm671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hám
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