Quam Surname

121,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Quam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4851:104,00511,447
Pakistan821:2,178,58420,204
India711:10,803,738202,948
Canada531:695,20056,020
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Norway171:302,48730,120
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Quam (849) may also be a first name.

Quam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quam (Hindi: क्यूम) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 121,304th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,929,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Quam live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,817th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 849 people.

The surname Quam is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,485 people, or 1 in 104,005. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 24 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Quam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quam last name grew 2,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quam are 18.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.29% registered with the party.

The amount Quam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.6% more than the national average, earning 462,358 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $43,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $47,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quame893,032/
Quaim89201/
Quaam8918/
Queam8910/
Quaum898/
Quham897/
Quaym895/
Quwam894/
Quasm893/
Quamc893/
Quamm892/
Quuam892/
Quamg891/
Hquam891/
Quamh891/
Nquam891/
Qam86476/
Quasem803,576/
Quasim801,213/
Quamme80565/
Quasme80262/
Queaum804/
Quaime802/
Quamdt801/
Qouham801/
Quaism801/
Quan75731,589/
Qaim7525,506/
Qame754,810/
Qaum75637/
Kuam75495/
Guam75484/
Qasm75368/
Qoum7535/
Qeum7524/
Qamq7523/
Quom7520/
Qaym7512/
Qahm7511/
Qaam7511/
Cuam757/
Qamt757/
Gqam756/
Qamm754/
Qham753/
Qwam752/
Qeam752/
Qamh752/
Qamn752/
Qkam751/
Quassim73267/
Quaseem7344/
Quassem737/
Quaasim731/
Queasem731/
Qasim67960,965/
Quang67204,093/
Qasem6730,778/
Qaime6711,911/
Quant673,099/
Quain671,794/
Kuame671,564/
Quann67922/
Quane67887/
Qatim67786/
Quanh67548/
Quoom67192/
Guamn67119/
Qaism6743/
Qaume6740/
Quean6735/
Quhan6733/
Guaim6731/
Qwame6711/
Quand6710/
Qauym679/
Cuham677/
Qacem676/
Cuame675/
Kuamt673/
Qamkg673/
Qasym673/
Qaaim673/
Qasme673/
Queum673/
Qeame673/
Queim672/
Quoum672/
Qaumm672/
Qhame672/
Ghuam672/
Quanq671/
Quaun671/
Quwan671/
Kquan671/
Quayn671/
Guahm671/
Quuom671/
Kwuam671/
Quanc671/
Queym671/
Quome671/
Qaham671/
Qaimh671/
Qayme671/
Qeaum671/
Gueam671/
Cuamm671/
Gqame671/
Qukan671/
Quoim671/
Quoym671/
Qaasm671/
Qasmh671/
Qathm671/
Qeamk671/

Quam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quam in the Hindi language
क्यूमkyuma-

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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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  • 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 Quam
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