Suam Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Suam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Cambodia291:534,0404,302
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Suam (355) may also be a first name.

Suam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suam (Bengali: সুয়াম, Hindi: सुआम, Marathi: सूाम, Russian: Суам) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 975,866th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Suam live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Suam is also the 462,374th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 355 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 946,152. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 79 percent live, Caraga, where 7 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Cambodia, where 11 percent live.

Suam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Suam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Suam surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Suam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Suam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 57.16% more than the national average, earning $35,678,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suame89372/
Suamn8911/
Shuam895/
Suaam891/
Souham8010/
Suatim807/
Suasim803/
Schuam803/
Suaoum801/
Suhatm801/
Shuame801/
Suhaym801/
Suhamn801/
Suameh801/
Suan75117,418/
Swam75903/
Svam7534/
Suom7532/
Juam7530/
Zuam7517/
Sbam7510/
Xuam753/
Shuhaim7328/
Schuame7316/
Souhaim735/
Suhaimh733/
Suhaimg732/
Souhame731/
Shuaham731/
Suamgue731/
Schuamm731/
Shouham731/
Shuaiem731/
Suahaim731/
Swaim677,743/
Suang671,708/
Shuan671,357/
Suaan671,331/
Sveum671,200/
Chuam67324/
Hsuan67282/
Suane67154/
Suant67114/
Shwam67102/
Shvam6769/
Swame6757/
Sweum6736/
Svame6730/
Suann6721/
Shuom6716/
Swaam6711/
Cuham677/
Szuan674/
Ssuan674/
Szwam674/
Juame673/
Suand673/
Swuan672/
Suahn672/
Svaim672/
Swamt672/
Suasn672/
Zuame672/
Sbaim671/
Shuhaimc671/
Swamm671/
Suanh671/
Sbaum671/
Suome671/
Schuamnn671/
Suayn671/
Sbham671/

Suam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suam in the Bengali language
সুয়ামsuyama-
Suam in the Hindi language
सुआमsu'ama50
सुअमsu'ama50
Suam in the Marathi language
सूामsuama50
सुमाsuma50
Suam in the Russian language
Суамsuam-

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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 Suam
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