Kiam Surname
Approximately 1,957 people bear this surname
Kiam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 566 | 1:27,362 | 1,461 |
| Cameroon | 324 | 1:64,102 | 8,150 |
| Indonesia | 315 | 1:419,839 | 35,311 |
| Malaysia | 188 | 1:156,884 | 9,733 |
| Congo | 84 | 1:59,394 | 5,297 |
| Brunei | 77 | 1:5,438 | 786 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Philippines | 50 | 1:2,024,764 | 119,725 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Burkina Faso | 41 | 1:447,612 | 6,554 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Kiam (4,125) may also be a first name.
Kiam Demographics
Average Kiam Salary in
United States
$38,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kiam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiam (Russian: Киам) occurs most in Cambodia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 210,850th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,723,835 people. The last name Kiam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kiam live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Kiam is also the 108,291st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 4,125 people.
The surname Kiam is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 27,362. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Takéo Province, where 19 percent reside, Kampot Province, where 11 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 11 percent reside. Barring Cambodia this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
Kiam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kiam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kiam surname increased 181 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kiam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kiam last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.
Kiam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $38,614 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khiam | 89 | 1,003 | / |
| Kiame | 89 | 772 | / |
| Kijam | 89 | 50 | / |
| Kiham | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hkiam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kiasm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koijam | 80 | 197 | / |
| Kaiyam | 80 | 181 | / |
| Khiham | 80 | 157 | / |
| Kihame | 80 | 153 | / |
| Kiameh | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kaijam | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kajiam | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kijame | 80 | 7 | / |
| Koiyam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kuiyam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kiamme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kijiam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khiaym | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyam | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Kiom | 75 | 119 | / |
| Kjam | 75 | 86 | / |
| Qiam | 75 | 38 | / |
| Khaiyam | 73 | 1,021 | / |
| Kiamova | 73 | 554 | / |
| Khiaoom | 73 | 125 | / |
| Khiaoem | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kuiyame | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kongiam | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kaiyame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khojiam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khuiiam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koiyame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoiiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiam | 67 | 6,094 | / |
| Kayom | 67 | 627 | / |
| Kaiom | 67 | 487 | / |
| Quiam | 67 | 481 | / |
| Kiome | 67 | 403 | / |
| Khyam | 67 | 270 | / |
| Kyame | 67 | 147 | / |
| Keham | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kihom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kyaam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kajom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ciham | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kijom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ckyam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kyham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijamova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kjamt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cjiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyatm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaijame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaijaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeam | 67 | 0 | / |
Kiam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiam in the Russian language | ||
| Киам | kiam | - |
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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
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- 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 Kiam
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