Jam Jam Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

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

Jam Jam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jam Jam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Jam Jam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jam Jam occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 921,780th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jam Jam are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Jam Jam is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 189,433. In South Africa Jam Jam is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa Jam Jam exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live.

Jam Jam Last Name Statistics demography

Jam Jam earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning R 259,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jam Jiam930/
Jamjam922,336/
Jam-Jam86993/
Jamjama86322/
Jamjami8655/
Jamjyam867/
Jamjaem862/
Jamjamu861/
Jamjame861/
Jamjjam861/
Jamie Jami824/
Jamjamah8016/
Jamjouam8012/
Jamjum777/
Jamjom776/
Jamjamiah75109/
Jamjoom719,709/
Jamjoum71518/
Jamjumi718/
Jamajim714/
Jem Jem711/
Jom Jom711/
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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