Ngiam Surname

195,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ngiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,0721:27,5132,414
Cambodia4501:34,4161,604
Singapore4151:13,272614
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England191:2,932,529101,561
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ngiam (3,044) may also be a first name.

Ngiam Last Name Facts

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

Ngiam occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngiam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 195,437th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,394,292 people. The surname Ngiam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ngiam are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ngiam is also the 130,910th most numerous first name globally, borne by 3,044 people.

Ngiam is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 27,513. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 63 percent live, Sarawak, where 10 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 21 percent live and Singapore, where 19 percent live.

Ngiam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ngiam surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ngiam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $49,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nagiam9116/
Ngiamm911/
Negiam911/
Niam896,918/
Ngaiyam834/
Nijam8010,710/
Niame80499/
Niham80104/
Ngnam8096/
Ngiom8035/
Niamh8027/
Nsiam8023/
Ngeam8021/
Ni'am8013/
Gniam809/
Niaam807/
Nniam803/
Niajm803/
Nieam803/
Niamt802/
Niaym801/
Nziam801/
Noiiam73747/
Nayiam73295/
Nijham7373/
Niasme7357/
Naiyam7346/
Naijam7345/
Nijaam7338/
Ngname7329/
N'Gnam7328/
Nijame7328/
Niamme7327/
Noieam7327/
Najiam739/
Nijjam737/
Noiyam737/
Noijam735/
Neijam734/
Nihaam734/
Nihame733/
Nehgam731/
Nihgam731/
Gniame731/
Nuieam731/
Nujiam731/
Nijamm731/
Ngnaam731/
Naieam731/
Nniamd731/
Njiame731/
Naaiam731/
Nieham730/
Nyam6729,610/
Nham678,617/
Nzam672,539/
Gnam671,143/
Njam671,088/
Neam67973/
Niom67381/
Nsam6799/
N'Gname6797/
Ncam6788/
Nxam6772/
Ngoiyom6711/
Niamova677/
Uamniam675/
Ngayyom675/
Uanniam674/
Naijham674/
Nouijam673/
Hnujiam671/
Naijaam671/
Naiyaam671/
Njiaoum671/
Gnihame671/
Naiyame671/
Nyoggim671/
Noojiam671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngiam
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