Iam Surname

26,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Iam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia19,7031:786212
Nigeria3291:538,42826,395
Vietnam1031:899,4761,804
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Iran491:1,566,99061,347
Taiwan361:651,2434,752
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Iam (17,322) may also be a first name.

Iam Last Name Facts

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

Iam (Hindi: ईआम, Russian: Иам) is found most in Cambodia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,400th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 357,548 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Iam live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Iam is also the 41,981st most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 17,322 people.

Iam is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is held by 19,703 people, or 1 in 786. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent live, Kandal Province, where 10 percent live and Takéo Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Cambodia this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Vietnam, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giam861,468/
Hiam861,271/
Yiam86632/
Ijam86496/
Jiam86242/
Iham86231/
I'Am8610/
Iamm867/
Iame866/
Iaam864/
Ioam863/
Iamn862/
Iamd862/
Ieam862/
Iasm862/
Iamg861/
Iaym861/
Iahm861/
Ijham752,590/
Hijam75197/
Agiam7591/
Aiyam7555/
Ihame7551/
Ayiam7549/
Jiham7536/
Oiyam7528/
Ijjam7524/
Jijam7519/
Giham7516/
Iamme7514/
Jiame7513/
Aijam7510/
Ajiam759/
Hiame758/
Hiham756/
Iamne755/
Eyiam754/
Jiamg754/
Iaham754/
Ijame753/
Iasim752/
Aaiam752/
Eijam752/
Ogiam752/
Yiamh752/
Ihamm751/
Giamm751/
Ujiam751/
Iamgh751/
Ijiam751/
Iaeem751/
Ijaim751/
Ijamm751/
Yiame751/
Eiyam751/
Ugiam751/
Oyiam751/
Uijam751/
Yiaim751/
Aiiam751/
Hiamk751/
Ieaum751/
Iatim751/
Iajtm751/
Hieam751/
Yam6761,998/
Jam6719,173/
Ian6715,061/
Iachim67994/
Eam67350/
Iattem6777/
Iom6747/
Haijam6722/
Ghiyam6715/
Jogiam6714/
Gaiyam6714/
Iassim6712/
Aiyame6712/
Iheame6710/
Aijham679/
Iamova676/
Huiyam676/
Hoyiam674/
Iadtim674/
Iadtem673/
Giaham672/
Jiatim672/
Hihame672/
Hiaham672/
Jijamm671/
Ijjaam671/
Hiamne671/
Hijham671/
Gajiam671/
Hajiam671/
Aiyamt671/
Aihjam671/
Ojiamh671/
Jiasme671/
Ihammt671/
Jihame671/
Jiasim671/
Goiyam671/
Ahijam671/
Ehhiam671/
Gaijam671/

Iam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iam in the Hindi language
ईआमi'ama50
इामiama50
Iam in the Russian language
Иамiam-

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