Kayam Surname
Approximately 6,014 people bear this surname
Kayam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,714 | 1:206,533 | 12,344 |
| Israel | 906 | 1:9,446 | 1,448 |
| Turkey | 546 | 1:142,530 | 11,413 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Kayam (9,042) may also be a first name.
Kayam Demographics
Average Kayam Salary in
United States
$40,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kayam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kayam (Bengali: কাইয়ুম, Hindi: कायम, Marathi: कायम, Oriya: କାୟମ) is most common in India. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 80,887th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,211,764 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kayam are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,485th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 9,042 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 3,714 people, or 1 in 206,533. In India Kayam is mostly concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 51 percent are found, Bihar, where 9 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 15 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.
Kayam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kayam last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Kayam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kayam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayam in the Hindi language | ||
| कायम | kayama | 88.07 |
| कयाम | kayama | 8.83 |
| कायाम | kayama | 2.29 |
| कयम | kayama | 0.56 |
| कायामा | kayama | 0.06 |
| क्याम | kyama | 0.03 |
| कायेम | kayema | 0.03 |
| कयूम | kayuma | 0.03 |
| क़याम | qayama | 0.03 |
| Kayam in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୟମ | kayama | 54.3 |
| କାୟାମ | kayama | 17.2 |
| କୟାମ | kayama | 8.6 |
| କୟମ | kayama | 8.6 |
| କୟାମ୍ | kayam | 3.23 |
| କାୟମ୍ | kayam | 2.69 |
| କୟମ୍ | kayam | 2.15 |
| କୟୂମ | kayuma | 0.54 |
| କୟୁମ | kayuma | 0.54 |
| କାୟାମ୍ | kayam | 0.54 |
| Kayam in the Bengali language | ||
| কাইয়ুম | ka'iyuma | 50 |
| কায়েম | kayema | 50 |
| Kayam in the Marathi language | ||
| कायम | kayama | 49.12 |
| कयाम | kayama | 33.92 |
| कयम | kayama | 6.43 |
| अकयाम | akayama | 3.51 |
| कासम | kasama | 1.75 |
| कायाम | kayama | 1.75 |
| याम | yama | 0.58 |
| खाँ | kham | 0.58 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kayam
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