Pam Surname

8,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Senegal

Pam Surname Definition:

The name of one Ric. Pam occurs in H.R. An Austrian family of this name became naturalized here in the last century.

Pam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria48,8761:3,624482
Senegal4,6951:3,105211
India3,9091:196,23111,823
United States1,5581:232,64422,383
Iran9111:84,2848,527
Mauritania8621:4,750571
Cambodia8121:19,0731,277
New Zealand6851:6,6111,113
Cameroon5541:37,4895,016
Australia4311:62,6357,554
France4201:158,14924,553
Mexico2241:554,1359,527
Afghanistan2091:153,8433,263
England1991:279,99021,818
Malaysia1471:200,64111,800
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Canada901:409,39536,056
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Israel851:100,67811,575
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
South Sudan491:232,961594
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Nepal241:1,186,7066,523
China211:65,110,5513,537
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Pám (12) & Pâm (2) are calculated separately.

Pam (355,793) may also be a first name.

Pam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name of one Ric. Pam occurs in H.R. An Austrian family of this name became naturalized here in the last century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pam (Arabic: بام, Bengali: পম্্, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻡ, Hindi: पम, Marathi: पाम, Oriya: ପାମ, Tibetan: སྤམ།) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as: Pám or Pâm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,659th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 111,074 people. Pam is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Pam live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pam is also the 2,929th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 355,793 people.

The surname Pam is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48,876 people, or 1 in 3,624. In Nigeria Pam is most numerous in: Plateau, where 89 percent reside, Bauchi, where 2 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 7 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Pam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pam last name rose 4,721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 796 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pam last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Pam surname are 2.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.34% registered with the party.

The amount Pam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning R 224,964 per year; in United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $48,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pám8912/
Pâm892/
Pham864,777,723/
Paim8644,834/
Pame867,599/
Pahm863,853/
Paum86445/
Paam8697/
Pamm8668/
Peam8663/
Paím8636/
Pamg8620/
Paym8611/
Pamh8611/
Pfam8610/
Pasm869/
Pamd866/
Patm866/
Ppam866/
Pamt864/
Pgam862/
Pajm862/
P'Am861/
Pamn860/
Pasim75778/
Patim75522/
Paham75421/
Pasem75362/
Paume75319/
Pamme75317/
Phaim75280/
Patem75202/
Phame75118/
Pacem7599/
Phaam7576/
Pacim7567/
Payme7564/
Pahum7555/
Pheam7550/
Paime7546/
Peame7540/
Pasme7537/
Phatm7524/
Pa'am7510/
Phamm758/
Phamn758/
Pamne755/
Vpham753/
Patme753/
Pahym753/
Paymm752/
Paaim752/
Pamnd751/
Pathm751/
Pattm751/
Ppamm751/
Phamg751/
Phamh751/
Phaum751/
Pfaum751/
Paimg751/
Paame751/
Paasm751/
Pamth751/
Bpham751/
Paihm751/
Paimt751/
Pamtd751/
Phasm750/
Paumn750/
Pan678,016,289/
Pom676,573/
Pattem675,505/
Phatem671,027/
Phamng67783/
Phatim67304/
Pattim67284/
Paitim6748/
Pamowa6744/
Passim6739/
Phayme6726/
Pausem6723/
Pateem6717/
Pamova6717/
Passem6717/
Paasem6716/
Pachim6712/
Pajmeh678/
Phasim677/
Paseem676/
Paisem675/
Paasim675/
Pañ675/
Pamgue674/
Pamque674/
Pasiem673/
Ppasim673/
D'Pham673/
Paisim673/
Phaham672/
Pahamn672/
Peatem672/
Paymne671/
Padtim671/
Bpasim671/
Pachem671/
Peameh671/
Hpaham671/
Peaume671/
Paheim671/
Patimn671/

Pam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pam in the Marathi language
पामpama83.33
पमpama16.67
Pam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻡbam80.3
ﺍﺑﺎﻡabam15.66
ﺃﺑﺎﻡabam2.02
ﺑﻢbm1.01
ﺍﺑﻢabm0.51
ﺑﺄﻡbam0.51
Pam in the Oriya language
ପାମpama74.19
ପମpama25.81
Pam in the Bengali language
পম্্pam50
পমpama50
Pam in the Hindi language
पमpama46.67
पामpama44.44
रामrama6.67
पम्मीpam'mi2.22
Pam in the Tibetan language
སྤམ།pam33.33
པམ།pam33.33
དཔལམོ་palmo33.33
Pam in the Arabic language
بامbam-

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