Poorjam Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sweden

Poorjam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poorjam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Poorjam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poorjam is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poorjam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Poorjam is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Poorjam reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. Excluding Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porjam921/
Poorjasem881/
Pourjam8625/
Pooryam861/
Poorham860/
Pourdjam802/
Poorjaan801/
Porham77215/
Parjam7746/
Porjan7710/
Porcam776/
Porsam774/
Poream771/
Purjam771/
Poosrijan751/
Pourjan71189/
Pourjassim71162/
Poursam7168/
Poorian7122/
Pourham7112/
Porkham7112/
Porcham7110/
Parijam718/
Pourzam717/
Porhajm714/
Poorean712/
Pooryan712/
Pharjam711/
Poursham6731/
Pourrzam6717/
Pourjian6716/
Pourzaim6712/
Poorzand674/
Pourcham674/
Posrijan672/
Pharjaem671/
Poursiam671/
Pourriam671/
Porojean671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Poorjam
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