Quam Surname
Approximately 3,776 people bear this surname
Quam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,485 | 1:104,005 | 11,447 |
| Pakistan | 82 | 1:2,178,584 | 20,204 |
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 147 | 1:341,624 | 26,307 |
Quam (849) may also be a first name.
Quam Demographics
Average Male Quam Height
179.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Quam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quam (Hindi: क्यूम) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 121,304th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,929,964 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Quam are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,817th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 849 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,485 people, or 1 in 104,005. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 24 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Quam occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Quam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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 to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quame | 89 | 3,032 | / |
| Quaim | 89 | 201 | / |
| Quaam | 89 | 18 | / |
| Queam | 89 | 10 | / |
| Quaum | 89 | 8 | / |
| Quham | 89 | 7 | / |
| Quaym | 89 | 5 | / |
| Quwam | 89 | 4 | / |
| Quasm | 89 | 3 | / |
| Quamc | 89 | 3 | / |
| Quamm | 89 | 2 | / |
| Quuam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Quamg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hquam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Quamh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nquam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qam | 86 | 476 | / |
| Quasem | 80 | 3,576 | / |
| Quasim | 80 | 1,213 | / |
| Quamme | 80 | 565 | / |
| Quasme | 80 | 262 | / |
| Queaum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Quaime | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quamdt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qouham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaism | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quan | 75 | 731,589 | / |
| Qaim | 75 | 25,506 | / |
| Qame | 75 | 4,810 | / |
| Qaum | 75 | 637 | / |
| Kuam | 75 | 495 | / |
| Guam | 75 | 484 | / |
| Qasm | 75 | 368 | / |
| Qoum | 75 | 35 | / |
| Qeum | 75 | 24 | / |
| Qamq | 75 | 23 | / |
| Quom | 75 | 20 | / |
| Qaym | 75 | 12 | / |
| Qahm | 75 | 11 | / |
| Qaam | 75 | 11 | / |
| Cuam | 75 | 7 | / |
| Qamt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gqam | 75 | 6 | / |
| Qamm | 75 | 4 | / |
| Qham | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qwam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qeam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qamh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qamn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qkam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quassim | 73 | 267 | / |
| Quaseem | 73 | 44 | / |
| Quassem | 73 | 7 | / |
| Quaasim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queasem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qasim | 67 | 960,965 | / |
| Quang | 67 | 204,093 | / |
| Qasem | 67 | 30,778 | / |
| Qaime | 67 | 11,911 | / |
| Quant | 67 | 3,099 | / |
| Quain | 67 | 1,794 | / |
| Kuame | 67 | 1,564 | / |
| Quann | 67 | 922 | / |
| Quane | 67 | 887 | / |
| Qatim | 67 | 786 | / |
| Quanh | 67 | 548 | / |
| Quoom | 67 | 192 | / |
| Guamn | 67 | 119 | / |
| Qaism | 67 | 43 | / |
| Qaume | 67 | 40 | / |
| Quean | 67 | 35 | / |
| Quhan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Guaim | 67 | 31 | / |
| Qwame | 67 | 11 | / |
| Quand | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qauym | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cuham | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qacem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cuame | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuamt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qamkg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qasym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qaaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qasme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Queum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qeame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Queim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaumm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qhame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghuam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quanq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guahm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaimh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qukan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quoim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quoym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qasmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qathm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeamk | 67 | 1 | / |
Quam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quam in the Hindi language | ||
| क्यूम | kyuma | - |
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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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- 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 Quam
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