View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Jam (Arabic: جم, Bengali: জম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻡ, Hindi: जाम, Marathi: जम, Oriya: ଜାମ, Tibetan: འཇམ་) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Jam is the 28,028^th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 380,094 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Jam live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 22,224^th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 39,939 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,968 people, or 1 in 60,190. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 54 percent reside, Punjab, where 30 percent reside and Balochistan, where 9 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Jam exists in 107 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Jam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jam surname increased 2,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jam last name is principally Shiite (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Jam last name are 2.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Jam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.01% less than the national average, earning R 116,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $24,017,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,963 CAD per year.