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

Jiam (Oriya: ଜିଆମ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jiam click here.

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

The last name Jiam is the 1,038,570^th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Jiam is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Jiam reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 510,666^th most common first name worldwide, borne by 298 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 206,253. In Malaysia Jiam is primarily found in: Selangor, where 80 percent live, Sarawak, where 14 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people who held the Jiam surname increased 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with 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.