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

The last name Kam (Arabic: كم, Bengali: কম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻡ, Hindi: कम, Marathi: कम, Oriya: କାମ, Tibetan: ཀརྨ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kám. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 4,725^th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 60,992 people. Kam is primarily found 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 widely held first name worldwide, borne by 115,468 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 35,823 people, or 1 in 21,413. In India Kam is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 94 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 143 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent are found and Cambodia, where 11 percent are found.

Kam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kam surname increased 4,755 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,883 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kam Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Kam are 22.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.61% registered with the 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.