Jaham Surname

125,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Jaham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4061:318,81417,732
Nepal1,0391:27,4121,110
France501:1,328,454133,611
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jaham (1,371) may also be a first name.

Jaham Last Name Facts

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

Jaham (Arabic: جهام, Hindi: जहां, Marathi: जहाम, Oriya: ଜାହାମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jaham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaham? popularity and diffusion

Jaham is the 125,773rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,014,804 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jaham live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jaham is also the 211,534th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,371 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,406 people, or 1 in 318,814. In India it is most frequent in: Uttarkhand, where 85 percent reside, Gujarat, where 8 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 29 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Jaham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jaham last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Jaham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahamm913/
Jahaim912/
Jhaham911/
Jaam893,806/
Jham891,742/
Jahm89339/
Ojhaham833/
Ijham802,590/
Ajham80175/
Ujham8088/
Ojham8041/
Jahum8038/
Jiham8036/
Jhaum8033/
Yaham8021/
Jhame8013/
Jaame8012/
Hjaam809/
Jhaim807/
Jhaam806/
Iaham804/
Jeahm802/
Jhamm801/
Jhgam801/
Jathm801/
Ja'am801/
Jhamh801/
Ojhahame771/
Jam7519,173/
Ojhaim7313/
Aijham739/
Jaheim738/
Hajham738/
Ojhaum737/
Ujhaim737/
Ahayom737/
Ajhamd733/
Ojhame733/
Hiaham732/
Jhamtt732/
Giaham732/
Ojhamm731/
Jhaime731/
Ijjaam731/
Hijham731/
Aajham731/
Uojham731/
Yahaym731/
Jihame731/
Jamh6732,527/
Jamt6715,376/
Jame679,294/
Hjam673,680/
Jaim672,395/
Hyam671,731/
Jaum671,356/
Ahajjam671,279/
Hiam671,271/
Yaam67567/
Ijam67496/
Jasm67376/
Jiam67242/
Yham67241/
Iham67231/
Jamm67193/
Eham67176/
Heam67170/
Jamd67136/
Yahm67129/
Johm67101/
Jeam6763/
Jjam6753/
Jyam6715/
Jhom6714/
Jaym675/
Iaam674/
Jgam672/
Jatm672/
Eahm672/
Ja'amme671/
Hajjaam671/
Iahm671/
Héam671/
Jamï671/
Eaam671/

Jaham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaham in the Marathi language
जहामjahama-
Jaham in the Hindi language
जहांjaham85.79
जहाॅंjahaem12.12
जहमjahama0.4
जहामjahama0.4
जहाम्jaham0.24
जाहमाjahama0.16
जाहमjahama0.16
जहंjaham0.16
जाहांjaham0.08
जहाjaha0.08
जहाम्ॅjahame0.08
जहमाjahama0.08
जाहंjaham0.08
जहॉjaho0.08
Jaham in the Oriya language
ଜାହାମjahama50
ଜହମjahama50
Jaham in the Arabic language
جهامjham-

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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 Jaham
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