Kyam Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7291:21,2441,337
India4661:1,646,06360,148
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kyam (1,469) may also be a first name.

Kyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kyam (Hindi: क्याम, Marathi: कयाम, Oriya: କଯ୍ାମ, Russian: Кйам) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 304,336th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kyam reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Kyam is also the 203,151st most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 1,469 people.

The last name Kyam is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 729 people, or 1 in 21,244. In Cambodia it is most common in: Siem Reap Province, where 48 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 31 percent reside and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Cambodia this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Kyam Last Name Statistics demography

Kyam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khyam89270/
Kyame89147/
Kyaam897/
Ckyam893/
Kyham892/
Kyatm891/
Kayyam80306/
Kaiyam80181/
Koyyam80109/
Kaayam8023/
Kkyame8010/
Koiyam807/
Kajyam807/
Kuiyam802/
Khyamm802/
Keyyam801/
Keyeam801/
Khyaam801/
Kayeam801/
Kyamme801/
Kiam751,957/
Kyom75537/
Kjam7586/
Qyam7530/
Khayyam732,339/
Khaiyam731,021/
Kuiyame7324/
Kayyaam734/
Kaayyam733/
Kaiyame733/
Kheyyam731/
Koiyame731/
Khuyyam731/
Khaayam731/
Kaayaam731/
Khiam671,003/
Kiame67772/
Kayom67627/
Kaiom67487/
Kyoom67260/
Quyam67258/
Kyome67138/
Koyom67103/
Kijam6750/
Keham6715/
Kajom676/
Keyom674/
Kiham674/
Kjamt672/
Khayyaam672/
Kjame671/
Qhyam671/
Kuyom671/
Kiasm671/
Hkiam671/
Khyom671/
Khayyamm671/
Kahayyam671/
Keeam670/

Kyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kyam in the Oriya language
କଯ୍ାମkayama-
Kyam in the Hindi language
क्यामkyama94.29
क्यमkyama2.86
Kyam in the Marathi language
कयामkayama50
क्यामkyama50
Kyam in the Russian language
Кйамkjam-

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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 Kyam
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