Shiam Surname
Approximately 2,036 people bear this surname
Shiam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,892 | 1:84,227 | 3,859 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shiam (4,098) may also be a first name.
Shiam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiam (Russian: Шиам) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 204,158th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,579,345 people. Shiam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shiam reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 108,706th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 4,098 people.
The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,892 people, or 1 in 84,227. Outside of Bangladesh this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiam in the Russian language | ||
| Шиам | siam | - |
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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 Shiam
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