Keam Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Keam Surname Definition:

From cheim, the ridge of a hill; a promoutory.

Keam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3801:71,0418,403
Canada2191:168,24516,926
England1491:373,94726,392
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Cambodia231:673,3544,690
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Keam (451) may also be a first name.

Keam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From cheim, the ridge of a hill; a promoutory.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Keam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Keam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Keam is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keam? popularity and diffusion

Keam is the 342,554th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. The last name Keam is mostly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Keam are found; 42 percent are found in Australasia and 42 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Keam is also the 402,848th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 451 people.

The surname Keam is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 71,041. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 42 percent are found, Queensland, where 21 percent are found and New South Wales, where 20 percent are found. Besides Australia it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Keam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keam has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Keam surname grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keam last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Keam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 326.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,012,850 per year; in United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheam89721/
Keyam89106/
Keame8940/
Kejam8920/
Keham8915/
Keiam891/
Keeam890/
Kam86119,483/
Kem868,824/
Keyame8018/
Kheyam8016/
Keeham805/
Keejam803/
Kheamm801/
Keyham801/
Kheeam801/
Kheiam801/
Keatme800/
Kham75193,001/
Khem7538,629/
Keim7518,218/
Kaem7516,795/
Kaim7513,149/
Kamm7510,222/
Kame757,130/
Kiem756,976/
Kaum755,487/
Keem755,414/
Keme754,529/
Kkam754,181/
Kehm752,537/
Kemm751,092/
Keum75737/
Kaam75689/
Koem75654/
Kahm75506/
Kamh75502/
Kyem75420/
Kaym75170/
Keym75136/
Kajm7559/
Kuem7551/
Hkam7540/
Kcam7526/
Hkem758/
Kkem754/
Kejm752/
Ceam752/
Qeam752/
Kcem751/
Qkam751/
Ckam751/
Kqem751/
Gkam751/
Keamova731/
Kaium6736,419/
Kayum6733,291/
Kayam676,014/
Cheam673,495/
Kajim672,660/
Kayım672,584/
Kemme671,571/
Kayem671,338/
Kajam671,279/
Khiem671,135/
Kiyam671,126/
Keeme67782/
Kheme67728/
Kayim67650/
Kayom67627/
Kaham67563/
Kiehm67517/
Kaiom67487/
Keime67451/
Khame67443/
Khamm67338/
Kamme67306/
Kawem67302/
Kiyem67233/
Koyam67210/
Koiam67208/
Kujam67204/
Kuehm67181/
Khaim67154/
Khaam67150/
Kaiam67115/
Kahum67115/
Kemhe6799/
Kajem6794/
Koehm6779/
Koemm6779/
Kejem6776/
Kijem6773/
Kuyam6771/
Kayym6770/
Kajum6768/
Keyem6767/
Kauem6765/
Khaum6759/
Keihm6758/
Khamh6757/
Keyum6755/
Kaiem6755/
Kijam6750/
Khoem6748/
Koyem6740/
Kheim6739/
Keyim6738/
Hkaim6733/
Keume6729/
Hkeem6728/
Kaamt6725/
Kauum6723/
Kojam6723/
Kaame6720/
Khaem6720/
Qeyam6718/
Kamhe6717/
Kaehm6716/
Kejom6715/
Kemdt6714/
Hkamh6714/
Queam6710/
Kheem6710/
Kuyem6710/
Khemm679/
Kuiam677/
K'Eme677/
Kaimt676/
Kyyam676/
Kajom676/
Kowem675/
Kujem675/
Qeuam675/
Kaiym674/
Kaiim674/
Kiemm674/
Keyom674/
Kethm673/
Kaasm673/
Kaaim673/
Khemd673/
Keuem673/
Qeame673/
Kouem673/
Kaumm672/
Kuemm672/
Kemtt672/
Khuem672/
Khaym672/
Kheum672/
Keyme672/
Kojem672/
Khetm672/
Kattm671/
Keimm671/
Kejim671/
Kejme671/
Kaemm671/
Keuhm671/
Khyem671/
Kyiem671/
Kquem671/
Kcame671/
Kgaim671/
Kayým671/
Khemh671/
Khemt671/
Kaijm671/
Kahmt671/
Kamšs671/
Koiem671/
Qeiam671/
Gkeme671/
Qeham671/
Kamhs671/
Kyiam671/
Hkamt671/
Kesmt671/
Khgem671/
Keemt671/

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