Liam Surname

66,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Liam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,4301:4,515681
Nigeria1,8301:96,7996,628
Malaysia7741:38,1063,137
India6011:1,276,31550,343
Philippines2271:445,98354,865
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
Thailand1831:386,00267,749
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Israel101:855,76354,181
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway91:571,36544,190
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Liam (130,028) may also be a first name.

Liam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liam (Arabic: ليام, Oriya: ଲିଆମ, Russian: Лиам) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,634th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 974,271 people. Liam is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Liam are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 8,025th most widely held given name globally, held by 130,028 people.

Liam is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 3,430 people, or 1 in 4,515. In Cambodia Liam is primarily found in: Siem Reap Province, where 34 percent live, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 17 percent live and Battambang Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Cambodia it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Liam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liam has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Liam surname increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Liam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.27% less than the national average, earning 230,942 kr per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $51,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liame89276/
Gliam8946/
Liamg897/
Lliam894/
Liamm894/
Liamn893/
Liaam892/
Liaum891/
Hliam891/
Lam861,158,921/
Liaume8066/
Liatim8021/
Liasim8016/
Liaham800/
Lian751,116,168/
Lamm7515,990/
Lame7513,162/
Lham756,641/
Lyam754,572/
Lahm752,635/
Laam751,153/
Lajm75853/
Lasm75793/
Leim75785/
Laum75760/
Laim75676/
Leam75362/
Hlam75295/
Liom75105/
Loim7597/
Llam7567/
Lamn7540/
Lamg7537/
Lamd7535/
Lamh7526/
Lamq7526/
Lamt7512/
Lamø759/
Lgam755/
Lamc755/
Laym751/
Laàm751/
L'Am751/
Uamliam734/
Liang6712,514,040/
Laime6717,004/
Layme6712,532/
Laham674,801/
Lasme674,217/
Lasim671,820/
Lamme671,344/
Latim67886/
Liane67614/
Lotim67468/
Liand67366/
Lamne67316/
Leime67307/
Laamt67273/
Liome67219/
Hlian67218/
Lamng67171/
Llame67154/
Lasem67130/
Lahum67123/
Lianh6796/
Laame6795/
Laume6780/
Liant6780/
Latem6765/
Loime6739/
Lyamm6728/
Liann6728/
Latme6725/
Leame6718/
Losim6717/
L'Lam6715/
Glian6714/
Hålam6711/
Lamhe679/
Liaan677/
Liain677/
Lamkë677/
Llian675/
Lheim674/
Hlaim674/
Laumė674/
Lhaim674/
Llamn674/
Lattm673/
Lacem673/
Loism673/
Lacim673/
Hlame673/
Lhame672/
Șleam672/
Lamnt672/
Liayn672/
Laaim672/
Lhlam672/
Lamgh671/
Lyaum671/
Llamm671/
Lhamm671/
Lamnn671/
Lahym671/
Laumm671/
Lamnd671/
Leamn671/
Laimg671/
Lyaim671/
Lasym671/
Laism671/
Lajhm671/
Lammh671/
Gliom671/
D'Lam671/
Lianq671/
Llham671/
Laamh671/
Latmt671/
Leaum671/
Hlamm671/
Lahmm670/

Liam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liam in the Oriya language
ଲିଆମli'ama-
Liam in the Russian language
Лиамliam-
Liam in the Arabic language
ليامlyam-

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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 Liam
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