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

The last name Nam (Arabic: نام, Bengali: নম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻡ, Hindi: नाम, Marathi: नम, Oriya: ନାମ, Russian: Нам, Tibetan: རྣམ་) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It may be found as a variant: Nám, Ñam or Năm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Nam is the 868^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,999 people. The last name Nam is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nam reside; 64 percent reside in East Asia and 64 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 697^th most common forename at a global level, held by 1,189,004 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Korea, where it is carried by 283,628 people, or 1 in 181. In South Korea Nam is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 23 percent are found, Seoul, where 19 percent are found and Busan, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Korea this last name exists in 140 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 18 percent are found and North Korea, where 18 percent are found.

Nam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nam surname increased 19,003 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 13,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nam last name is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (44%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Nam surname are 3.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 195.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,197 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning R 136,320 per year; in United States they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $51,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $55,400 CAD per year.