Riam Surname

57,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Riam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7,9621:1,945424
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Indonesia1441:918,39768,422
Malaysia971:304,06416,606
France471:1,413,249138,595
India401:19,176,635286,670
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
South Sudan361:317,085679
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Riam (19,559) may also be a first name.

Riam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riam (Hindi: रीाम) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riam is the 57,843rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 832,862 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Riam are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Riam is also the 38,471st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 19,559 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is held by 7,962 people, or 1 in 1,945. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 13 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent live and Battambang Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Cambodia it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Riam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Riam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.17% less than the national average, earning $29,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riame894,589/
Riham891,596/
Rijam89115/
Rhiam893/
Riamn891/
Riahm891/
Hriam891/
Ragiam8027/
Hrijam8014/
Riamme8010/
Riatem809/
Rajiam809/
Rogiam808/
Raiyam806/
Rujiam805/
Rieham804/
Riasim802/
Raijam801/
Rian7511,891/
Ream758,351/
Riom75307/
Ryam7544/
Rjam753/
Rihasim731/
Rihan6723,578/
Riang6714,212/
Reham675,098/
Riane672,444/
Riant671,195/
Riand67734/
Rijan67611/
Rheam67231/
Reahm67196/
Rhian67134/
Rianh6785/
Rihom6761/
Riome6754/
Ryame6741/
Riañe6729/
Rajom6728/
Riaan6727/
Riđan6721/
Ryham6717/
Rayom6712/
Riann6710/
Ryasm678/
Rijom676/
Røiom676/
Røian676/
Riean674/
Rzian673/
Riahn672/
Reaum672/
Rjham671/
Riomn671/
Rjyam671/
Roiom671/
Rziom671/
Rjame671/
Hryam670/
Rhyam670/
Rioan670/
Rream670/

Riam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riam in the Hindi language
रीामriama38.89
ऱामrama33.33
रिामriama22.22
रामrama5.56

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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 Riam
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