Laham Surname

98,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Israel

Laham Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the butcher'.

People used to describe people by their occupation, and thus the surname came to be. The problem with surnames that originate from occupations, is that their real surnames would be forgotten. Therefore one can not know for sure which family they belong to, or that all people with the surname Laham are descendants of the same man.

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Laham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Israel8971:9,5401,461
United States6701:540,98344,835
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Algeria2601:148,58319,471
Palestine2351:19,3573,132
Lebanon2101:26,8432,902
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
Brazil1871:1,144,78339,854
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Philippines871:1,163,65892,852
Cameroon691:301,00128,076
United Arab Emirates611:150,20111,615
Syria551:350,9284,703
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
India421:18,263,461278,402
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Norway81:642,78647,258
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Laham (482) may also be a first name.

Laham Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the butcher'.

People used to describe people by their occupation, and thus the surname came to be. The problem with surnames that originate from occupations, is that their real surnames would be forgotten. Therefore one can not know for sure which family they belong to, or that all people with the surname Laham are descendants of the same man.

- jawaher

Laham could mean 'meat' in Arabic. If read in Hebrew, it could mean something similar to 'bread' (Lehem).

- nahuelrudman

Laham Last Name Facts

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

Laham (Arabic: لحام, Hindi: लहम) is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 98,728th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,517,922 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Laham live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 24 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 387,276th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 482 people.

This surname is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 994 people, or 1 in 31,042. Barring Saudi Arabia Laham exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Laham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laham surname rose 6,091 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Laham surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Laham surname are 15.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.08% more than the national average, earning $53,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $48,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahaim911/
Lahaam911/
Lahamm911/
Liaham910/
Lham896,641/
Lahm892,635/
Laam891,153/
Hlahame831/
Lahamme831/
Laamt80273/
Lahum80123/
Laame8095/
Lhaim804/
Laaim802/
Lhame802/
Liaam802/
Lajhm801/
Lahym801/
Lhamm801/
Llham801/
Laamh801/
Lahmm800/
Lam751,158,921/
Laasme7323/
Laheim732/
Leathm731/
Lachhm731/
Lhamme731/
Lamm6715,990/
Lame6713,162/
Liam677,480/
Lyam674,572/
Lhom67947/
Lajm67853/
Lasm67793/
Laum67760/
Laim67676/
Leam67362/
Hlam67295/
Lohm67280/
Llam6767/
Lamd6735/
Láhm6728/
Lamh6726/
Lamt6712/
Lamø679/
Lgam675/
Laym671/
Laàm671/
Laheyme671/
L'Am671/

Laham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laham in the Hindi language
लहमlahama80
लाहमाlahama20
Laham in the Arabic language
لحامlham-
لهامlham-

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