Jham Surname

231,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Jham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3351:574,58128,017
United Arab Emirates2791:32,8403,537
Nepal341:837,6755,559
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Jham (1,247) may also be a first name.

Jham Last Name Facts

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

Jham (Hindi: झाम, Marathi: झाम, Oriya: ଝାମ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jham.

How Common Is The Last Name Jham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,902nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,183,436 people. The surname Jham is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Jham are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jham is also the 223,669th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 1,247 people.

The surname Jham is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,335 people, or 1 in 574,581. In India Jham is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 67 percent live, Maharashtra, where 7 percent live and Delhi, where 6 percent live. Excluding India Jham occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent live and Nepal, where 2 percent live.

Jham Last Name Statistics demography

Jham earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning $29,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaham893,617/
Ijham892,590/
Ajham89175/
Ujham8988/
Ojham8941/
Jiham8936/
Jhaum8933/
Jhame8913/
Jhaim897/
Jhaam896/
Jhamm891/
Jhgam891/
Djham891/
Jkham891/
Jhamh891/
Jam8619,173/
Ojhaim8013/
Aijham809/
Hajham808/
Ujhaim807/
Ojhaum807/
Ajhamd803/
Jahamm803/
Ojhame803/
Jhamtt802/
Jahaim802/
Jhaime801/
Hijham801/
Aajham801/
Uojham801/
Jhaham801/
Jihame801/
Ojhamm801/
Jikham801/
Jamh7532,527/
Jamt7515,376/
Jame759,294/
Djam754,638/
Jaam753,806/
Hjam753,680/
Jaim752,395/
Hyam751,731/
Jaum751,356/
Hiam751,271/
Ejam75515/
Ijam75496/
Jasm75376/
Jahm75339/
Tjam75249/
Jiam75242/
Yham75241/
Iham75231/
Jamm75193/
Eham75176/
Heam75170/
Jamd75136/
Jaem75116/
Johm75101/
Zham7567/
Jeam7563/
Hzam7563/
Jjam7553/
Hsam7527/
Jyam7515/
Jhom7514/
Jajm756/
Jaym755/
Jgam752/
Jatm752/
Yjam752/
Jzam752/
Héam751/
Jamï751/
Jöhm751/
Xjam751/
Jitcham7310/
Ojhaham733/
Jeekham733/
Jikhaim732/
Jzzaham731/
Jaime67191,726/
Jayme6717,353/
Jaume675,169/
Saham673,340/
Djame673,167/
Jamme671,366/
Jasme67968/
Ajjam67779/
Icham67215/
Hijam67197/
Echam67137/
Dzham67106/
Jihom6793/
Hejam6792/
Hjamd6779/
Hajom6772/
Ujjam6763/
Ihame6751/
Hyham6747/
Jahum6738/
Johum6738/
Djaim6730/
Jähme6728/
Ijjam6724/
Ikham6724/
Zhame6722/
Hayom6722/
Tjaum6721/
Yaham6721/
Jamth6720/
Jijam6719/
Giham6716/
Shsam6715/
H'Zam6714/
Jiame6713/
Jeame6713/
Jaame6712/
Yijam6711/
Ejjam6710/
Aijam6710/
Hjaam679/
Ojjam679/
Ajiam679/
Ejaim679/
Ajyam678/
Hiame678/
Hiham676/
Heham676/
Ejaam675/
Ojyam675/
Hyjam675/
Hjjam675/
Hsaam675/
Eajam674/
Jamtt674/
Iaham674/
Shjam674/
Ajeam673/
Hyamd673/
Hzame673/
Shzam673/
Zhaim673/
Hsaim673/
Ekham673/
Ijame673/
Djaam673/
Jaism672/
Ehham672/
Jambp672/
Eijam672/
Zhaam672/
Hdjam672/
Jheim672/
Jeahm672/
Jyamd671/
Joehm671/
Jhoom671/
Jaajm671/
Ihamm671/
Dhjam671/
Zhham671/
Ujiam671/
Ujyam671/
Tjaim671/
Ijaem671/
Ejaum671/
Ijiam671/
Johmm671/
Hzaim671/
Ijaim671/
Ijamm671/
Hjame671/
Jaîme671/
Jathm671/
Jatme671/
Jhãim671/
Johym671/
Jjamm671/
Ojhahame671/
Zhatm671/
Tjame671/
Djeam671/
Djamd671/
Ccham671/
Hzzam671/
Uijam671/
Zjamm671/
Djajm671/
Ja'am671/
Jaaim671/
Jahym671/
Jeamt671/
Jhomm671/
Hieam671/

Jham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jham in the Hindi language
झामjhama88.38
झमjhama8.08
झांjham1.01
Jham in the Oriya language
ଝାମjhama79.71
ଝମjhama13.04
ଝାମାଇଁjhama'im4.35
ଝମ୍jham1.45
Jham in the Marathi language
झामjhama78.43
जामjama21.57

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jham
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