Neam Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Neam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the uncle' (Old English neme), gen. Neames; compare Neaves, Watmough, Bairnfather, Cousin, &c. Names of relationship will be found scattered in considerable numbers over this dictionary, v. also Uncle.

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Neam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Neam (867) may also be a first name.

Neam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the uncle' (Old English neme), gen. Neames; compare Neaves, Watmough, Bairnfather, Cousin, &c. Names of relationship will be found scattered in considerable numbers over this dictionary, v. also Uncle.' In evyll tyme thou dedyst hym wronge, He ys my neme.' Halliwell.

'And angels did him gret honoure, Lo childe, he seid, this is thy neme.' ibid.

1584. Thomas Neame, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

1587. William Neames and Margaret Burton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1594-5. Buried — William Neame, in the Chauncell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1893. Died—Richard Beale Neame, at Hastings: Daily Telegraph, Dec. 26.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Old English, neme, Uncle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Neames are still established in Faversham. A century ago there was a vault in Birchington church containing the remains of several members of the family of Neame of Gore - end (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Neam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻢ, Hindi: नईम, Marathi: नेआम, Russian: Неам) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Neam.

How Common Is The Last Name Neam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,492nd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,489,770 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Neam reside; 66 percent reside in North Africa and 66 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 276,394th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 867 people.

The last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 143,426. Other than Egypt Neam is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.

Neam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neam last name increased 722 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neam last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Neam earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning $57,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neamt891,495/
Nejam891,409/
Neame891,287/
Neamț89116/
Neyam8973/
Neham8949/
Ngeam8921/
Neeam8921/
Neaam894/
Neiam893/
Nieam893/
Neuam892/
Neamg891/
Nheam891/
Neamd891/
Neamn891/
Neamh891/
Neamå891/
Neaom891/
Nam86607,323/
Nem864,225/
Nejjam80926/
Noieam8027/
Ngeyam8010/
Neejam809/
Neyamt809/
Ngejam804/
Neijam804/
Neyyam802/
Neyame802/
Neiame802/
Nehamd802/
Neamme802/
Nuyeam802/
Neeiam801/
Nehgam801/
Neiahm801/
Neaujm801/
Neiham801/
Neuham801/
Neeyam801/
Negiam801/
Naieam801/
Neasem801/
Nea'am801/
Neamne801/
Neamth801/
Nooeam801/
Noyeam801/
Nuieam801/
Hnneam801/
Neaham800/
Nieham800/
Najm75159,841/
Naim75151,808/
Naem7530,106/
Nyam7529,610/
Neme7510,844/
Ngam759,344/
name759,142/
Nham758,617/
Nnam757,942/
Niam756,918/
Naum755,602/
Neem754,198/
Niem752,933/
Nean752,567/
Naym752,481/
Naam752,458/
Nyem751,880/
Nahm751,822/
Namh751,669/
Gnam751,143/
Njam751,088/
Nhem751,057/
Nehm75938/
Nejm75825/
Ngem75810/
Noem75638/
Naïm75635/
Namt75500/
Namm75407/
Neim75393/
Neum75162/
Nemh75160/
Nemd75147/
Nnem7576/
Gnem7566/
Nemm7555/
Nuem7550/
Namd7538/
Hnem7529/
Neom7527/
Nasm7515/
Namn7510/
Namg756/
Hnam756/
Neym754/
Naîm754/
Namc754/
Nesm753/
Namq753/
Natm752/
Nemt752/
Netm751/
Naãm751/
Naím751/
Nehaume738/
Neassem732/
Nehaime731/
Naheeam731/
Ngneyam731/
Neahmeh731/
Neaheam731/
Hnuyeam731/
Neeaham730/
Nasim67120,597/
Nayem6765,131/
Najim6744,304/
Najem6726,970/
Najam6714,971/
Naiem6713,355/
Nijam6710,710/
Naiym676,656/
Nayim676,505/
Nahum674,246/
Nyiam672,343/
Gneme672,293/
Ngiam672,147/
Nayam671,731/
Naaim671,638/
Nesme671,191/
Neang67967/
Nayum67912/
Nasem67839/
Nacim67782/
Nesim67779/
Natim67573/
Najum67548/
Neant67542/
Nijem67524/
Niame67499/
Namng67464/
Nehan67455/
Neume67455/
Nesem67441/
N'Gam67413/
Natem67408/
Njame67406/
Noiam67406/
Gname67401/
Nejem67381/
Nneme67375/
Nejim67314/
Neeme67300/
Nname67293/
Naham67292/
Gnamm67271/
Nitem67266/
Naiam67259/
Nhiem67243/
Neyme67221/
Nuiam67220/
Nhean67216/
Noiem67212/
Naame67193/
Neome67192/
Nisem67184/
Niyam67150/
Neyom67149/
Neahn67114/
Njeim67113/
Namme67107/
Niham67104/
Nnyam67100/
Noyem6799/
Ngnam6796/
Naiom6795/
Najom6778/
Nyjam6766/
Neyan6765/
Nayom6765/
Njaim6760/
Namgh6760/
Nemme6759/
Naiim6758/
Neime6756/
Niehm6756/
Ngoem6755/
Gnahm6750/
Neyim6749/
Nujam6744/
Naemh6744/
Niyem6740/
Nasym6740/
Ngaem6740/
Nojem6738/
Nacem6736/
Nheem6734/
Naium6731/
Ngean6730/
Ngaam6730/
Nejan6728/
Niamh6727/
Neanh6724/
N'Nam6721/
Nyiem6721/
Nuyam6719/
Nyaam6719/
Nejom6718/
Ngaum6716/
Nheme6715/
Netem6714/
Gnaim6714/
Nyham6713/
Ni'am6713/
Noyam6713/
Neyem6713/
Gnean6712/
Njham6712/
Netim6711/
Nauhm6711/
Nnamd6711/
Na'am6711/
Necim6710/
Hnamm6710/
Naism679/
Gniam679/
Neyum679/
Neesm679/
N'Yem678/
Neane677/
Niaam677/
Nathm677/
Nehom677/
Namhe676/
Gneem676/
Naumn676/
Nyoam676/
Nhyem676/
Ngamm675/
Gneym674/
Nhaim674/
Niiam674/
Niean674/
Ngnem674/
Neșan674/
Nåhem674/
Neoom674/
Naimt674/
Naijm674/
Nae'm674/
Niajm673/
Njaam673/
Ngaim673/
Nniam673/
Naemm673/
Ånhem673/
Neean673/
Naamt673/
Neymn672/
Niiem672/
Ngeem672/
Nnaim672/
Gneim672/
Nnaam672/
Namhh672/
Niamt672/
Naimm672/
Nhame672/
Naajm671/
Naasm671/
Namnd671/
Namnk671/
N'Jam671/
Nauem671/
Nethm671/
Netym671/
Neyamova671/
Neđan671/
Nemhe671/
Nheum671/
Niaym671/
Nnamm671/
Hnaum671/
Nawem671/
Nneum671/
Nnean671/
Nnajm671/
Nnamn671/
Nnamh671/
Hnaim671/
Najúm671/
Nahym671/
Nauum671/
Nemhs671/
Neanc671/
Neand671/
Njyam671/
Nájem671/
Néjam671/
Gneamgne671/
Nyamh671/
Gnaym671/
Nycem671/
Nujem671/
Nnamc671/
Nojam671/
Ngemh671/
Namqu671/
Neimt671/
Neumn671/
Neeym671/
Neiem671/
Nasmh671/
Gnamh671/

Neam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neam in the Marathi language
नेआमne'ama-
Neam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻢalnm60
ﻧﻌﻢnm40
Neam in the Hindi language
नईमna'ima40
नेमnema20
नमnama20
नैमnaima20
Neam in the Russian language
Неамneam-

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