Jam-Jam Surname

363,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jam-Jam Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Jam.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jam-Jam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9891:54,7806,961
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Jam-Jam (133) may also be a first name.

Jam-Jam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jam-Jam is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jam-Jam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 363,673rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,338,918 people. Jam-Jam is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jam-Jam reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 133 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 54,780. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Jam-Jam Last Name Statistics demography

Jam-Jam earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.99% less than the national average, earning R 121,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamjam922,336/
Jamjama86322/
Jam Jam86287/
Jamjami8655/
Jamjyam867/
Jamjaem862/
Jom-Jam861/
Jamjamu861/
Jamjame861/
Jamjjam861/
Jamjamah8016/
Jamjouam8012/
Jam Jiam800/
Jamjum777/
Jamjom776/
Jamjamiah75109/
Jamjoom719,709/
Jamjoum71518/
Jamjumi718/
Jamie Jami714/
Jamajim714/
Jim-Jim711/
Jhamujhamu711/
Jamjumah676/
Jiamjoem671/
Jmjwm671/

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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 Jam-Jam
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