Piam Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Piam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3881:21,0152,240
Cameroon2631:78,9709,696
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Piam (1,797) may also be a first name.

Piam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piam (Hindi: पीाम, Oriya: ପିଏମ, Russian: Пиам) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 442,270th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Piam reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 180,326th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,797 people.

Piam is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 21,015. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 58 percent live, East New Britain, where 11 percent live and Madang, where 7 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Piam Last Name Statistics demography

Piam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.26% less than the national average, earning $29,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piame89204/
Phiam8972/
Piham894/
Pijam893/
Piamn891/
Bpiam891/
Piaam891/
Phijam8053/
Paiyam8024/
Phioam8013/
Phiham8010/
Payiam808/
Pogiam807/
Pagiam802/
Peijam802/
Pajiam801/
Phhiam801/
Paijam801/
Piamne801/
Poieam801/
Puieam801/
Pian755,888/
Pyam75454/
Peam7563/
Piom7524/
Pjam751/
Piañ751/
Uampiam7357/
Piachim7317/
Pijaume739/
Phuyiam735/
Phaiyam732/
Phoyiam731/
Phoieam731/
Paijham731/
Phaijam731/
Piang6711,441/
Peham671,371/
Pihan67975/
Phian67908/
Piane67631/
Pijan67436/
Piant67334/
Payom67278/
Phyam67142/
Pyame6774/
Pheam6750/
Piome6727/
Piand6716/
Paiom6716/
Pianh6712/
Pianc675/
Pjame673/
Pajom673/
Pioym673/
Peeam671/
Ppian671/
Piaan671/
Peoim671/
Pițan671/

Piam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piam in the Hindi language
पीामpiama-
Piam in the Oriya language
ପିଏମpi'ema-
Piam in the Russian language
Пиамpiam-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piam
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