Qadam Surname

60,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qadam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qadam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4,8091:6,686560
Iran2,2411:34,2634,078
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Pakistan2461:726,19510,760
Yemen1971:134,1397,023
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Syria741:260,8254,316
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Qadam (7,403) may also be a first name.

Qadam Last Name Facts

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

Qadam (Arabic: قدام, Hindi: क़ादम) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qadam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,251st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 871,299 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Qadam reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 74,800th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 7,403 people.

It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4,809 people, or 1 in 6,686. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 25 percent reside, Badakhshan, where 18 percent reside and Ghazni, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Qadam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Qadam surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qadame91270/
Qaddam91249/
Qaidam918/
Qadaim912/
Qahdam911/
Qaidame831/
Kadam80724,226/
Qadan804,705/
Cadam80357/
Qodam8017/
Qaydacem776/
Khadam734,657/
Qaadan733,416/
Qadoom732,496/
Kaddam731,180/
Kadham73522/
Kadame73492/
Qaddan73255/
Kadamm73107/
Cadame7367/
Cadham7363/
Kaadam7354/
Kaidam7327/
Kadgam7323/
Qaidan7320/
Qadome7315/
Kahdam7315/
Qadean7312/
Kadaam7312/
Caydam7311/
Kaedam7310/
Caudam7310/
Quadan7310/
Kadeam739/
Kaudam737/
Kaydam736/
Qahdan736/
Qadoum735/
Kadaim735/
Casdam734/
Katdam734/
Kadaum732/
Kkadam732/
Qadhan732/
Caadam732/
Kadamk732/
Cadaim732/
Kadasm731/
Qaudan731/
Quadom731/
Caddam731/
Kadamd731/
Qadgan731/
Khaddam673,297/
Qadeane673,092/
Qaddoum67565/
Qaidean67407/
Khadgam6770/
Khadamh6768/
Khadame6744/
Khaidam6735/
Caudamm6725/
Kahadam6724/
Kaddame6710/
Kadaham6710/
Kadhame6710/
Khadham677/
Kaidame676/
Khaedam675/
Kaadham675/
Kaidahm674/
Keaddam672/
Qaidane672/
Cadhamn672/
Qadahan671/
Queddam671/
Qa'adan671/
Cheadam671/
Qahdoom671/
Qasdane671/
Khajdam671/
Kaydham671/
Khadasm671/
Khadaam671/
Khadahm671/
Keatdam671/
Keadaim671/
Kaysdam671/
Khahdam671/

Qadam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qadam in the Hindi language
क़ादमqadama-
Qadam in the Arabic language
قدامqdam-
قادمqadm-

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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 Qadam
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