Syam Surname

11,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Syam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia29,0511:4,552574
Cambodia6,7451:2,296477
Egypt4,8811:18,8352,179
India2,6391:290,66516,450
Saudi Arabia2,4651:12,5181,726
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
United Arab Emirates7771:11,7921,461
Malaysia2961:99,6436,842
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Oman531:69,5842,872
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England161:3,482,379114,324
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Syam (58,009) may also be a first name.

Syam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syam (Bengali: স্যাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡ, Hindi: स्याम, Marathi: याम, Oriya: ସଯ୍ାମ, Russian: Сям, Tibetan: ཤེམ་) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,547th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 149,728 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Syam reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 16,305th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 58,009 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 29,051 people, or 1 in 4,552. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 32 percent live, West Java, where 12 percent live and Aceh, where 11 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 14 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Syam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Syam are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Syam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning $35,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shyam89108,515/
Syamd89262/
Syaam8921/
Hsyam8916/
Syham8915/
Syame898/
Syamm898/
Syahm892/
Ssyam892/
Syasm891/
Sayyam801,778/
Saiyam80447/
Saayam8030/
Soyyam8026/
Shyaam8019/
Suiyam8018/
Seuyam8011/
Shyame8011/
Seyiam809/
Sujyam804/
Seyyam803/
Shyham803/
Syasim803/
Syahhm803/
Soiyam802/
Shyamn802/
Syahme802/
Shyamd801/
Shyamg801/
Shyamm801/
Soyeam801/
Syhame801/
Sayjam801/
Syamme801/
Syaham801/
Siam7579,012/
Syan7551,210/
Seam753,977/
Cyam751,642/
Zyam757/
Syom754/
Saayamm737/
Shshyam734/
Shaiyam733/
Soiyame733/
Sayyaam732/
Syamova731/
D'Syham731/
Saiyame731/
Shaayam731/
Sujjyam731/
Siame6761,722/
Syang6723,781/
Siham6715,780/
Chyam674,744/
Suyom673,584/
Shiam672,036/
Seham67950/
Sheam67911/
Seeam67629/
Seaum67541/
Shyan67275/
Siaam67158/
Syant67123/
Syanh67122/
Sayom67113/
Soyom6761/
Seyom6743/
Syane6725/
Sciam6723/
Sjiam6716/
Sieam6714/
Syand679/
Shyom676/
Sajom675/
Shjam674/
Syaan673/
Siamg673/
Sahayyam672/
Syhan672/
Siamn672/
Ssiam672/
Saiyasim671/
Sahaiyam671/
Jsiam671/
Siaym671/
Siamd671/
Hsiam671/
Syome671/
Cyaum671/
Siahm671/
Sceam671/
Zsiam671/

Syam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syam in the Bengali language
স্যামsyama-
Syam in the Tibetan language
ཤེམ་shem80
ཤམ་sham20
Syam in the Hindi language
स्यामsyama69.91
श्यामsyama25.78
श्याम्syam1.48
स्यमsyama0.81
स्याम्syam0.4
श्यमsyama0.13
Syam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡalsyam66.67
ﺻﻴﺎﻡsyam33.33
Syam in the Marathi language
यामyama63.64
सयामsayama27.81
शामsama7.49
शमsama0.53
यामाyama0.53
Syam in the Oriya language
ସଯ୍ାମsayama60.5
ଶଯ୍ାମsayama19
ସାମsama12
ଶାମsama6.25
ଶଯ୍ାମ୍sayam0.25
ସୁାମsuama0.25
Syam in the Russian language
Сямsam-

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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 Syam
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