Leam Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Leam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Australia341:793,99150,673
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Leam (520) may also be a first name.

Leam Last Name Facts

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

Leam (Russian: Леам) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leam.

How Common Is The Last Name Leam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 781,947th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name Leam is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Leam reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 33 percent reside in British Isles. Leam is also the 370,386th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 520 people.

Leam is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England Leam is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 63 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Leam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leam has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Leam last name increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leam surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Leam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $48,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leham89987/
Leaym8998/
Leeam8931/
Leame8918/
Lejam8911/
Leuam896/
Leyam894/
Lieam893/
Șleam892/
Leahm891/
Leamn891/
Leiam891/
Lam861,158,921/
Lem8629,844/
Leeyam805/
Leeaam805/
Lehham804/
Loyeam804/
Leyham801/
Leuyam801/
Leathm801/
Leeame801/
Lehamm801/
Lehaum801/
Lehiam801/
Leasme801/
Lehaim801/
Leyame801/
Lejame801/
Leasem800/
Leme7538,147/
Lamm7515,990/
Liem7515,759/
Lame7513,162/
Lean7510,554/
Liam757,480/
Lham756,641/
Lemm756,004/
Lyam754,572/
Lahm752,635/
Lyem751,223/
Laam751,153/
Lehm75901/
Lajm75853/
Lasm75793/
Leim75785/
Laum75760/
Laim75676/
Leem75558/
Leom75477/
Loem75409/
Hlam75295/
Laem75189/
Leum75152/
Luem75102/
Lhem7572/
Llam7567/
Lamn7540/
Lamg7537/
Ljam7537/
Lamd7535/
Leañ7529/
Lamh7526/
Lamq7526/
Leym7526/
Lamt7512/
Llem7511/
Lamø759/
Hlem757/
Lgam755/
Lamc755/
Lesm754/
Lemd753/
Laym751/
Laàm751/
Lgem751/
L'Am751/
Lemh751/
Lemt751/
Lejm751/
Leahcim7317/
Leehame739/
Lehamnn737/
Lehaume732/
Leeheam732/
Liheame731/
Leachim731/
Lehamnd731/
Loehiam731/
Leassem731/
Leihamn730/
Leang6740,279/
Lemme676,001/
Lesme675,083/
Laham674,801/
Lehan672,756/
Lajom672,095/
Lasim671,820/
Leanh671,457/
Layam671,413/
Lajim671,399/
Lamme671,344/
Leane671,126/
Latim67886/
Gliem67823/
Leyan67793/
Lajam67583/
Laiam67532/
Lajum67352/
Letim67320/
Lamne67316/
Lijam67309/
Leime67307/
Leeme67289/
Liame67276/
Laamt67273/
Liyam67261/
Loyem67253/
Lamng67171/
Hleem67166/
Leahn67156/
Llame67154/
Lesem67149/
Letem67148/
Leyme67147/
Lasem67130/
Lahum67123/
Layim67122/
Layom67113/
Laame6795/
Layem6793/
Hlean6786/
Liham6778/
Lejan6774/
Latem6765/
Leșan6760/
Liehm6748/
Gliam6746/
Lecim6745/
Lyiam6740/
Leean6738/
Loyam6736/
Lesim6733/
Lecem6732/
Lleme6732/
Lyamm6728/
Lisem6728/
Layum6728/
Leand6727/
Lajem6726/
Liiam6723/
Lujam6720/
Lojem6718/
Loemm6715/
Leañe6715/
L'Lam6715/
Liean6714/
Lejem6712/
Loiam6711/
Hålam6711/
Leyom6711/
Leome6710/
Laiem6710/
Lamhe679/
Luiam679/
Leyem677/
Luyam677/
Liamg677/
Lehom677/
Hleme677/
Lamkë677/
Lowem676/
Leumg676/
Litem676/
Leume675/
Leann675/
Lejom675/
Leant675/
Leuan674/
Lheim674/
Lliam674/
Leian674/
Hlaim674/
Lojam674/
Letme674/
Laumė674/
Liamm674/
Lhaim674/
Leiim674/
Llamn674/
Lattm673/
Lejim673/
Leank673/
Lheem673/
Lacem673/
Liamn673/
Lheme673/
Lacim673/
Hlame673/
Lawem673/
Liyem672/
Liemm672/
Lessm672/
Hllem672/
Lhame672/
Liaam672/
Lyjam672/
Lamnt672/
Lluem672/
Leyim672/
Le'an672/
Louem672/
Laaim672/
Lhlam672/
Lyham671/
Lamgh671/
Lyaum671/
Loehm671/
Ljaim671/
Llamm671/
Lhamm671/
Leuhm671/
Lamnn671/
Lahym671/
Lemth671/
Laumm671/
Lamnd671/
Laimg671/
Lyaim671/
Laiim671/
Laium671/
Lujem671/
Léham671/
Hleym671/
Lasym671/
Layúm671/
Laism671/
Lajhm671/
Lammh671/
Lijem671/
Leyum671/
Liaum671/
D'Lam671/
Hliam671/
Llhem671/
Llham671/
Lhiam671/
Liejm671/
Laamh671/
Latmt671/
Leoum671/
Leesm671/
Hlamm671/
Hliem671/
Lahmm670/
Lehmd670/
Lyemm670/
Lemhs670/

Leam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leam in the Russian language
Леамleam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leam
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