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 Iam Salary in
England
£27,591
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
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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