Iam Surname
Approximately 20,382 people bear this surname
Iam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 19,703 | 1:786 | 212 |
| Nigeria | 329 | 1:538,428 | 26,395 |
| Vietnam | 103 | 1:899,476 | 1,804 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| Taiwan | 36 | 1:651,243 | 4,752 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Iam (17,322) may also be a first name.
Iam Demographics
Average Male Iam Height
176.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Iam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iam in the Hindi language | ||
| ईआम | i'ama | 50 |
| इाम | iama | 50 |
| Iam in the Russian language | ||
| Иам | iam | - |
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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 Iam
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