Naam Surname

174,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Morocco

Naam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Indonesia4541:291,29826,005
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Afghanistan2371:135,6673,059
India1861:4,124,007110,764
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Algeria211:1,839,59843,473
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

The alternate forms: Naãm (1) are calculated separately.

Naam (3,720) may also be a first name.

Naam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naam (Arabic: نيعم, Hindi: नईम, Oriya: ନାମ, Russian: Наам, Tibetan: གནག་མོ།) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Naãm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naam is the 174,524th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,964,827 people. The last name Naam is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Naam live; 41 percent live in North Africa and 24 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 115,492nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 3,720 people.

The last name Naam is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 158,510. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Morocco, where 17 percent live.

Naam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Naam last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Naam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.73% more than the national average, earning R 343,944 per year and in United States they earn 67.98% more than the national average, earning $72,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naãm921/
Naaim891,638/
Naham89292/
Naame89193/
Ngaam8930/
Na'am8911/
Naamt893/
Nnaam892/
Naajm891/
Naasm891/
Nam86607,323/
Naamth803,717/
Ngaham8094/
Na'aim8023/
Naaime8011/
Nahaim806/
Naasim804/
Naamne802/
Naasem802/
Naahum801/
Naatme801/
N'Aaym801/
Na'ame801/
Naaham801/
Naamnh801/
Nnaame801/
Ngnaam801/
Najm75159,841/
Naim75151,808/
Ngam759,344/
name759,142/
Nham758,617/
Nnam757,942/
Naum755,602/
Naym752,481/
Nahm751,822/
Namh751,669/
Gnam751,143/
Neam75973/
Naan75898/
Naïm75635/
Namt75500/
Namm75407/
Namd7538/
Nasm7515/
Namn7510/
Namg756/
Hnam756/
Naîm754/
Namc754/
Namq753/
Natm752/
Naím751/
Naaseem733/
Naaamth731/
Nasim67120,597/
Naime677,840/
Nahum674,246/
Neamt671,495/
Neame671,287/
Nayme671,181/
Nahan671,081/
Naane67893/
Nasem67839/
Nacim67782/
Natim67573/
Naume67477/
Namng67464/
N'Gam67413/
Natem67408/
Gname67401/
Nname67293/
Gnamm67271/
Naang67154/
Neamț67116/
Namme67107/
Neaum67102/
Ngnam6796/
Namgh6760/
Gnahm6750/
Nasym6740/
Nacem6736/
Natme6734/
Naain6734/
N'Nam6721/
Ngaan6719/
Ngaum6716/
Gnaim6714/
Nauhm6711/
Nnamd6711/
Namne6710/
Nnaan6710/
Hnamm6710/
Naism679/
Nathm677/
Namhe676/
Naumn676/
Ngamm675/
Nhaim674/
Gnaan674/
Naimt674/
Naijm674/
Ngaim673/
Naant672/
Nnaim672/
Namhh672/
Hnaan672/
Naimm672/
Nhame672/
Naann671/
Namnd671/
Namnk671/
Neamg671/
Nheam671/
Nnamm671/
Hnaum671/
Neamd671/
Nnajm671/
Nnamn671/
Nnamh671/
Neamn671/
Hnaim671/
Nahym671/
Naïme671/
Nauum671/
Neamh671/
Neamå671/
Gnaym671/
Nnamc671/
Namqu671/
Na'an671/
Nasme671/
Nasmh671/
Gnamh671/

Naam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naam in the Tibetan language
གནག་མོ།nakmo-
Naam in the Oriya language
ନାମnama-
Naam in the Hindi language
नईमna'ima80.65
नामnama19.35
Naam in the Russian language
Наамnaam-
Naam in the Arabic language
نيعمnym-
نعامnam-

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