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Where Does The Last Name Imam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Imam (Arabic: الأمام, Bengali: ইমাম, Georgian: იმამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻡ, Hindi: इमाम, Marathi: इमाम, Oriya: ଇମାମ, Russian: Имам) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Imam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Imam is the 1,893^rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 25,160 people. Imam is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Imam reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Imam is also the 1,172^nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 802,075 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 50,345 people, or 1 in 639. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Takhar, where 23 percent live, Badakhshan, where 16 percent live and Kunduz, where 14 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this last name occurs in 105 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Imam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Imam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Imam last name grew 55,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Imam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Imam surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Imam last name are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Imam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.81% less than the national average, earning 242,916 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning R 199,968 per year; in United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $54,908 CAD per year.