Qam Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2351:760,18711,057
Yemen1101:240,2309,114
Afghanistan401:803,8308,369
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qam (148) may also be a first name.

Qam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qam (Arabic: قام) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qam? popularity and diffusion

Qam is the 639,219th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname Qam is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Qam reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Qam is also the 757,758th most commonly held first name globally, held by 148 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 760,187. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 69 percent live, Balochistan, where 11 percent live and Sindh, where 10 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 23 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Qam Last Name Statistics demography

Qam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.74% less than the national average, earning R 62,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaim8625,506/
Qame864,810/
Quam863,776/
Qaum86637/
Qasm86368/
Qamq8623/
Qaym8612/
Qaam8611/
Qahm8611/
Qamt867/
Gqam866/
Qamm864/
Qham863/
Qamn862/
Qamh862/
Qeam862/
Qkam861/
Qasim75960,965/
Qasem7530,778/
Qaime7511,911/
Quame753,032/
Qatim75786/
Quaim75201/
Qaism7543/
Qaume7540/
Quaam7518/
Queam7510/
Qauym759/
Quaum758/
Qacem756/
Quaym755/
Qasme753/
Qaaim753/
Qasym753/
Qamkg753/
Qeame753/
Quasm753/
Quamc753/
Qaumm752/
Quamm752/
Qhame752/
Qathm751/
Qasmh751/
Qaasm751/
Qeamk751/
Hquam751/
Quamg751/
Qeaum751/
Qayme751/
Gqame751/
Quamh751/
Qaham751/
Qaimh751/
Kam67119,483/
Cam6778,231/
Qassim679,110/
Qassem677,819/
Qaseem676,158/
Quasem673,576/
Qaasim671,949/
Quasim671,213/
Qom67915/
Quamme67565/
Qan67367/
Qasmth67285/
Quasme67262/
Qahtem67127/
Qhasim6727/
Qausim6713/
Qasimc679/
Qaytim678/
Qasiem676/
Qassym675/
Qaisim675/
Qaisem674/
Qaytem674/
Queaum674/
Qqasim673/
Qamova673/
Qasimn673/
Quaime672/
Qaasem672/
Qaasme672/
Qasimk672/
Quaism671/
Qa'sem671/
Qaumme671/
Qahtim671/
Qasimq671/
Qaszim671/
Qateem671/
Qaymeh671/
Qhatim671/
Qkasim671/
Quamdt671/

Qam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qam in the Arabic language
قامqam-

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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 Qam
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