Plam Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Plam Surname User-submission:
According to the Dictionary of Jewish Surnames of the Russian Empire Plam means 'spot' and originated in what is now the Ukranian city of Berdichev.
Plam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 307 | 1:176,475 | 19,463 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Plam (239) may also be a first name.
Plam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
According to the Dictionary of Jewish Surnames of the Russian Empire Plam means 'spot' and originated in what is now the Ukranian city of Berdichev.
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Average Plam Salary in
United States
$44,311 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Plam (Oriya: ପାମ, Russian: Плам) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 608,234th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Plam live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most common given name in the world, held by 239 people.
It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 176,475. In South Africa Plam is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 7 percent live.
Plam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Plam surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Plam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.49% less than the national average, earning R 129,540 per year and in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,311 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaum | 89 | 884 | / |
| Plame | 89 | 204 | / |
| Plahm | 89 | 120 | / |
| Plyam | 89 | 47 | / |
| Plaim | 89 | 46 | / |
| Plamm | 89 | 28 | / |
| Phlam | 89 | 23 | / |
| Pleam | 89 | 10 | / |
| Pliam | 89 | 9 | / |
| Plasm | 89 | 5 | / |
| Plamk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Plaam | 89 | 3 | / |
| Playm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Plham | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hplam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pflam | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pllam | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pflaum | 80 | 4,998 | / |
| Pellam | 80 | 289 | / |
| Pillam | 80 | 131 | / |
| Pflamm | 80 | 43 | / |
| Phlaum | 80 | 24 | / |
| Phlyam | 80 | 16 | / |
| Phlamm | 80 | 12 | / |
| Platim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Phlamh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Plasim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Playme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Platem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plyamm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pflame | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pflaam | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plan | 75 | 1,909 | / |
| Plom | 75 | 223 | / |
| Pellham | 73 | 373 | / |
| Phlamng | 73 | 299 | / |
| Pflaume | 73 | 115 | / |
| Pflyaum | 73 | 60 | / |
| Pilliam | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pillamm | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pillaim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peellam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Puillam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Plaisim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Placemt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pellamn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paellam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilleam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plyasim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plattem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plamova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfllaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pillaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelleam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pelliam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Plant | 67 | 28,504 | / |
| Plain | 67 | 3,199 | / |
| Plane | 67 | 2,767 | / |
| Plang | 67 | 1,544 | / |
| Plahn | 67 | 695 | / |
| Ploum | 67 | 655 | / |
| Ploom | 67 | 567 | / |
| Phlan | 67 | 442 | / |
| Pleym | 67 | 258 | / |
| Plian | 67 | 239 | / |
| Planh | 67 | 197 | / |
| Plyan | 67 | 113 | / |
| Pleim | 67 | 111 | / |
| Pland | 67 | 84 | / |
| Plean | 67 | 75 | / |
| Plaan | 67 | 63 | / |
| Plome | 67 | 43 | / |
| Plann | 67 | 32 | / |
| Planc | 67 | 21 | / |
| Plaun | 67 | 19 | / |
| Phlom | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pllan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peellyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puilliam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Platn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehelham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plomd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pflom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plhan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Plomt | 67 | 0 | / |
Plam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plam in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାମ | pama | - |
| Plam in the Russian language | ||
| Плам | plam | - |
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