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

The last name Qadam (Arabic: قدام, Hindi: क़ादम) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qadam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,251st most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 871,299 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Qadam live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qadam is also the 74,800th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 7,403 people.

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

Qadam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Qadam last name is primarily 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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