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Where Does The Last Name Lam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lam (Arabic: لم, Bengali: লম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻡ, Hindi: लम, Marathi: लाम, Oriya: ଲାମ, Russian: Лам, Tibetan: བླམ་) occurs in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Lám or Lâm. Click here for further possible spellings of Lam.

How Common Is The Last Name Lam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Lam is the 450^th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,288 people. Lam is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Lam reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Lam is also the 1,521^st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 646,160 people.

This last name is most widely held in Vietnam, where it is held by 775,733 people, or 1 in 119. In Vietnam Lam is most frequent in: Southeast, where 36 percent are found, Mekong River Delta, where 33 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Vietnam Lam exists in 171 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Lam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lam surname expanded 12,824 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 20,644 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 6,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (83%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Lam are 14.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning 314,253 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,454 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning R 163,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $25,499,900 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning 72,824,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $58,282 CAD per year.