Pourjam Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pourjam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pourjam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pourjam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pourjam is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pourjam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pourjam live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,094,084. In Sweden Pourjam is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 78 percent are found and Värmland County, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Sweden Pourjam occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourdjam932/
Purjam921/
Porjam921/
Pourjan86189/
Poursam8668/
Pourham8612/
Pourzam867/
Poorjam863/
Pourjassim82162/
Poursham8031/
Pourrzam8017/
Pourjian8016/
Pourzaim8012/
Pourcham804/
Pourriam801/
Poursiam801/
Porham77215/
Purham77175/
Parjam7746/
Purjan7744/
Porjan7710/
Puryam7710/
Porcam776/
Porsam774/
Pursam774/
Poream771/
Pourshahm75664/
Pourjahan7511/
Pourajgan757/
Phusrijam751/
Poorjasem751/
Pourijian751/
Pourian714,640/
Poursan71121/
Pourhajian7170/
Pourzan7164/
Purjahn7117/
Porkham7112/
Porcham7110/
Purijan7110/
Pouryan7110/
Parijam718/
Porhajm714/
Pharjam711/
Pursham711/
Pooryam711/
Putriam710/
Purjean710/
Poorham710/
Pourzand67705/
Poursain6793/
Poursand6732/
Pourshan6725/
Pouriand6722/
Poursang6720/
Poursian677/
Pourzian677/
Posrijan672/
Poursane672/
Pourzang672/
Pharjaem671/
Phurijan671/
Poorjaan671/
Powerham671/
Porojean671/
Poursoum671/
Pourzane671/
Powerjan671/

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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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  • 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 Pourjam
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