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

The surname Kam (Arabic: كم, Bengali: কম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻡ, Hindi: कम, Marathi: कम, Oriya: କାମ, Tibetan: ཀརྨ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Kám. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Kam is the 4,725^th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 60,992 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kam reside; 36 percent reside in South Asia and 30 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,928^th most common first name in the world It is held by 115,468 people.

Kam is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 35,823 people, or 1 in 21,413. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 94 percent reside, Gujarat, where 3 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 143 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent reside and Cambodia, where 11 percent reside.

Kam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kam last name expanded 4,755 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,883 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon, Christian (82%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kam surname are 22.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,968 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.49% less than the national average, earning R 84,384 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $59,113 CAD per year.