Jiam Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1431:206,25312,096
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jiam (298) may also be a first name.

Jiam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jiam (Oriya: ଜିଆମ) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jiam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jiam is the 1,038,570th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Jiam are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 510,666th most numerous first name globally It is held by 298 people.

This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 206,253. In Malaysia Jiam is most common in: Selangor, where 80 percent live, Sarawak, where 14 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Jiam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jiam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jiam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jiam surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Jiam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% more than the national average, earning $60,631 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjiam89195/
Jiham8936/
Jijam8919/
Jiame8913/
Ajiam899/
Jiamg894/
Djiam892/
Jhiam891/
Ujiam891/
Ijiam891/
Cjiam891/
Iam8620,382/
Jam8619,173/
Jaijam8052/
Jogiam8014/
Jaiyam806/
Jujiam806/
Jaieam804/
Djiame803/
Jayiam802/
Jiatim802/
Tjiame802/
Jijamm801/
Gajiam801/
Hajiam801/
Ojiamh801/
Jiasme801/
Jihame801/
Jiasim801/
Jian75779,330/
Jamh7532,527/
Jamt7515,376/
Jame759,294/
Jaam753,806/
Hjam753,680/
Jaim752,395/
Jham751,742/
Giam751,468/
Jaum751,356/
Hiam751,271/
Yiam75632/
Ijam75496/
Jasm75376/
Jahm75339/
Ziam75321/
Iham75231/
Jamn75204/
Jamm75193/
Jamd75136/
Jeam7563/
Jjam7553/
Jamg7525/
Joim7524/
Jiom7522/
Jyam7515/
I'Am7510/
Jeim759/
Iamm757/
Iame756/
Jaym755/
Iaam754/
Ioam753/
Jgam752/
Iamn752/
Iamd752/
Jatm752/
Ieam752/
Jamq752/
Iasm752/
Iamg751/
Iaym751/
Iahm751/
Jamï751/
Djiamne732/
Khojiam732/
Joijiam732/
Djiamme731/
Jaihham731/
Joyjiam731/
Jiang6716,530,844/
Jaime67191,726/
Jasim6725,544/
Jayme6717,353/
Siham6715,780/
Jihan676,773/
Chiam676,094/
Jaume675,169/
Jaham673,617/
Ijham672,590/
Josim671,808/
Jiane671,801/
Djian671,545/
Jasem671,454/
Jamme671,366/
Jatim671,275/
Khiam671,003/
Jasme67968/
Tjian67798/
Ajjam67779/
Ajian67360/
Jiand67209/
Hijam67197/
Ajham67175/
Ujian67171/
Jamne67150/
Jatem67148/
Ojian67137/
Jiomh67128/
Ziame67122/
Jihom6793/
Agiam6791/
Ujham6788/
Jijan6783/
Hjamd6779/
Ujjam6763/
Aiyam6755/
Jiann6751/
Ihame6751/
Ayiam6749/
Jiean6749/
Jotim6747/
Ojham6741/
Jahum6738/
Jjian6737/
Jacim6733/
Jhaum6733/
Jeime6730/
Oiyam6728/
Ijjam6724/
Sciam6723/
Jamth6720/
Jocim6720/
Giham6716/
Jiant6715/
Iamme6714/
Sieam6714/
Jeame6713/
Jhame6713/
Jaame6712/
Ziham6711/
Ejjam6710/
Aijam6710/
Hjaam679/
Ojjam679/
Ajyam678/
Hiame678/
Jhaim677/
Jiaan677/
Jhaam676/
Hiham676/
Jhamn676/
Ojyam675/
Hjjam675/
Hjian675/
Iamne675/
Ciham675/
Djiom674/
Eyiam674/
Jaimn674/
Jamtt674/
Iaham674/
Jacem674/
Ajeam673/
Ijame673/
Ijiom673/
Jiahn673/
Iasim672/
Jianq672/
Hjeim672/
Jaism672/
Jhian672/
Jianh672/
Aaiam672/
Jambp672/
Eijam672/
Joime672/
Jijom672/
Ogiam672/
Ji'an672/
Yiamh672/
Jhiom672/
Jheim672/
Jeahm672/
Jyamd671/
Jhamm671/
Jhgam671/
Jianc671/
Jiayn671/
Ihamm671/
Ijian671/
Gieam671/
Giamm671/
Ujyam671/
Iamgh671/
Iaeem671/
Ijaim671/
Ijamm671/
Hjame671/
Jathm671/
Jatme671/
Jhãim671/
Jjamm671/
Jiome671/
Yiame671/
Djiamgue671/
Djiassem671/
Djeam671/
Djihamne671/
Siahm671/
Joimh671/
Eiyam671/
Ugiam671/
Oyiam671/
Uijam671/
Zjamm671/
Yiaim671/
Aiiam671/
Ja'am671/
Jamgq671/
Jeamt671/
Jamkh671/
Jhamh671/
Hiamk671/
Ieaum671/
Iatim671/
Iajtm671/
Hieam671/

Jiam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jiam in the Oriya language
ଜିଆମji'ama-

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