Paham Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2561:395,46250,907
India691:11,116,890206,545
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Paham (677) may also be a first name.

Paham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paham (Hindi: पहम) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 699,651st most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Paham reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Paham is also the 318,411th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 677 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 395,462. In The Philippines Paham is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 35 percent live, Central Visayas, where 16 percent live and Davao Region, where 15 percent live. Besides The Philippines Paham exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Paham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paham Last Name Statistics demography

Paham earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning $29,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaham912/
Hpaham911/
Pham894,777,723/
Pahm893,853/
Paam8997/
Pahaham8315/
Phaim80280/
Phame80118/
Phaam8076/
Pahum8055/
Pheam8050/
Phatm8024/
Pa'am8010/
Phamm808/
Pahym803/
Vpham803/
Paaim802/
Phaum801/
Pathm801/
Phamh801/
Paame801/
Paasm801/
Bpham801/
Paihm801/
Phasm800/
Pam7565,610/
Phayme7326/
D'Pham733/
Paheim731/
Paim6744,834/
Pame677,599/
Phom67920/
Paum67445/
Phamová67228/
Pamm6768/
Peam6763/
Pohm6741/
Paím6736/
Paym6711/
Pamh6711/
Pfam6710/
Pasm679/
Ppam676/
Patm676/
Pamd676/
Phamova675/
Pamt674/
Pgam672/
Pajm672/
Payhmeh671/
P'Am671/

Paham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paham in the Hindi language
पहमpahama-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Paham
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