Kaam Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kaam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2351:753,79934,148
Cameroon1641:126,64114,369
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Iraq421:833,84911,429
India271:28,409,829361,298
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France181:3,690,151224,666
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kaam (632) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaham89563/
Khaam89150/
Kaamt8925/
Kaame8920/
Kaaim893/
Kaasm893/
Kam86119,483/
Khaham8015/
Kaaham802/
Ka'ame801/
Khaasm801/
Kham75193,001/
Kaim7513,149/
Kamm7510,222/
Kame757,130/
Kaum755,487/
Kkam754,181/
Keam751,071/
Kahm75506/
Kamh75502/
Kaym75170/
Kajm7559/
Hkam7540/
Kcam7526/
Caam7515/
Qaam7511/
Qkam751/
Ckam751/
Gkam751/
Kayım672,584/
Kaume672,115/
Kaime671,192/
Kheam67721/
Khame67443/
Khamm67338/
Kamme67306/
Khaim67154/
Caham67139/
Kahum67115/
Khaum6759/
Khamh6757/
Keame6740/
Hkaim6733/
Kayme6729/
Kauum6723/
Quaam6718/
Kamhe6717/
Hkamh6714/
Kaimt676/
Qaaim673/
Kaumm672/
Khaym672/
Kgaim671/
Kattm671/
Kaijm671/
Kcame671/
Kaaimova671/
Kahmt671/
Kamšs671/
Qaham671/
Qaasm671/
Hkamt671/
Kamhs671/

Kaam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaam in the Oriya language
କାଆମka'ama-
Kaam in the Marathi language
कदमkadama-
Kaam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻋﻢkam85.71
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻋﻢalkam14.29
Kaam in the Hindi language
कामkama66.67
कअंka'am33.33
Kaam in the Russian language
Каамkaam-

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Footnotes

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