Kaam Surname
Approximately 689 people bear this surname
Kaam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 235 | 1:753,799 | 34,148 |
| Cameroon | 164 | 1:126,641 | 14,369 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kaam (632) may also be a first name.
Kaam Demographics
Average Kaam Salary in
United States
$40,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻋﻢ, Hindi: काम, Marathi: कदम, Oriya: କାଆମ, Russian: Каам) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 483,143rd most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kaam reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 331,170th most numerous first name internationally, held by 632 people.
The last name Kaam is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 753,799. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 74 percent live, Taraba, where 14 percent live and Bauchi, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Kaam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kaam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kaam last name expanded 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaam Last Name Statistics demography
Kaam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaham | 89 | 563 | / |
| Khaam | 89 | 150 | / |
| Kaamt | 89 | 25 | / |
| Kaame | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kaaim | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kaasm | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kam | 86 | 119,483 | / |
| Khaham | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kaaham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ka'ame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaasm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kham | 75 | 193,001 | / |
| Kaim | 75 | 13,149 | / |
| Kamm | 75 | 10,222 | / |
| Kame | 75 | 7,130 | / |
| Kaum | 75 | 5,487 | / |
| Kkam | 75 | 4,181 | / |
| Keam | 75 | 1,071 | / |
| Kahm | 75 | 506 | / |
| Kamh | 75 | 502 | / |
| Kaym | 75 | 170 | / |
| Kajm | 75 | 59 | / |
| Hkam | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kcam | 75 | 26 | / |
| Caam | 75 | 15 | / |
| Qaam | 75 | 11 | / |
| Qkam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kayım | 67 | 2,584 | / |
| Kaume | 67 | 2,115 | / |
| Kaime | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Kheam | 67 | 721 | / |
| Khame | 67 | 443 | / |
| Khamm | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kamme | 67 | 306 | / |
| Khaim | 67 | 154 | / |
| Caham | 67 | 139 | / |
| Kahum | 67 | 115 | / |
| Khaum | 67 | 59 | / |
| Khamh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Keame | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hkaim | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kayme | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kauum | 67 | 23 | / |
| Quaam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kamhe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hkamh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kaimt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qaaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaumm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kattm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaijm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaimova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamšs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkamt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamhs | 67 | 1 | / |
Kaam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaam in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଆମ | ka'ama | - |
| Kaam in the Marathi language | ||
| कदम | kadama | - |
| Kaam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻋﻢ | kam | 85.71 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻋﻢ | alkam | 14.29 |
| Kaam in the Hindi language | ||
| काम | kama | 66.67 |
| कअं | ka'am | 33.33 |
| Kaam in the Russian language | ||
| Каам | kaam | - |
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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
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- 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 Kaam
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