Idam Surname

45,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iraq

Idam Surname User-submission:

The surname Idam means 'his fathers son'.

Idam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0511:25,1232,189
Iraq2,6461:13,236936
Indonesia6141:215,39020,206
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Russia2731:527,92348,073
Turkey1271:612,76732,803
India1101:6,973,322154,831
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
United States191:19,076,786604,894
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Togo91:805,3086,372
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Idam (7,601) may also be a first name.

Idam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Idam means 'his fathers son'.

- nnamdi

Idam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idam (Hindi: ईदम, Marathi: इदम, Oriya: ଇଦମ, Russian: Идам) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idam? popularity and diffusion

Idam is the 45,819th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 643,947 people. The last name Idam is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Idam are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 73,526th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 7,601 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,051 people, or 1 in 25,123. In Nigeria Idam is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 54 percent live, Cross River, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Idam exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Idam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Idam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Idam last name increased 173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Idam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Buddhist (94%) in Russia.

Idam earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.21% less than the national average, earning $18,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eidam896,088/
Aidam894,102/
Idham893,349/
Hidam89422/
Iddam89171/
Gidam89137/
Uidam89103/
Idame8973/
Jidam8967/
Yidam8955/
Isdam8943/
Idgam895/
Idaim892/
Iedam892/
Idahm892/
Idamg892/
Idaam892/
Idasm891/
Oidam891/
Gaidam80437/
Yiddam8094/
Hidame8061/
Jidamm8057/
Giddam8056/
Haidam8052/
Idaham8047/
Jidgam8042/
Aidham8037/
Jiddam8026/
Heidam8018/
Iddham806/
Aidame805/
Hoidam804/
Aiddam804/
Iddeam803/
Goidam803/
Yidham802/
Oidham802/
Eidham802/
Idayme801/
Idhaam801/
Eidgam801/
Gidham801/
Jidame801/
Idhaim801/
Iedham801/
Hisdam801/
Hidham800/
Idan7573,795/
Edam757,827/
Udam751,810/
Idom75955/
Jdam754/
Ydam751/
Idamova738/
Yiddham732/
Haidame732/
Jiddamm731/
Jiddham731/
Idhamdt731/
Gaidamm731/
Gaiddam731/
Giddham731/
Haidham731/
Gedam6776,146/
Aidan676,176/
Eidan674,955/
Gidan671,829/
Hidan671,629/
Idang671,617/
Jidan67787/
Idane67572/
Edame67342/
Eddam67233/
Yodam67217/
Idhom67162/
Eydam67143/
Udham67141/
Idhan67134/
Iddan6790/
Edham6786/
Edeam6765/
Uudam6760/
Edaim6758/
Aydam6757/
Gidom6754/
Idome6753/
Hedam6749/
Idgom6741/
Hudam6739/
Uddam6738/
Utdam6735/
Iduom6732/
Yidan6730/
Oydam6730/
Eadam6724/
Eedam6723/
Iedan6716/
Ihdan6711/
Esdam6711/
Eidom6710/
Isdom6710/
Idoum678/
Edgam677/
Uidom676/
Idaan675/
Udeam674/
Idand674/
Uidan674/
Hidom674/
Ehdam674/
Isdan674/
Idean674/
Ejdam673/
Oidan673/
Jdame673/
Idgan673/
Idajn672/
Jddam671/
Idann671/
Edaam671/
Edaym671/
Eidamová671/
Aisddame671/
Idahn671/
Edaum671/
Idanh671/
Idaun671/
Iddom671/
Ydame671/
Gaaidaam671/
İşdan671/
Udaim671/
Uydam671/
Ajdam671/
Eudam671/
Jdamd671/
Jdatm671/
Idain671/
Edamm670/

Idam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Idam in the Marathi language
इदमidama76.36
इदामidama16.36
ईडमidama3.64
ईदामidama3.64
Idam in the Oriya language
ଇଦମidama50
ଇଦଂidam16.67
ଇଦାମidama16.67
ଇଡମ୍idam8.33
ଇଦମ୍idam8.33
Idam in the Hindi language
ईदमidama46.15
इदमidama46.15
इदामidama7.69
Idam in the Russian language
Идамidam-

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