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

The last name Iam (Hindi: ईआम, Russian: Иам) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iam.

How Common Is The Last Name Iam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iam is the 26,400th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 357,548 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Iam are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 41,981st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,322 people.

The surname Iam is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 19,703 people, or 1 in 786. In Cambodia Iam is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 10 percent reside and Takéo Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Vietnam, where 1 percent reside.

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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