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Where Does The Last Name Tham Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Tham (Arabic: تهام, Bengali: থম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻡ, Hindi: थम, Marathi: थाम, Oriya: ଥମ, Tibetan: ཐམ་) occurs most in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant: Thám. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tham? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 13,187^th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 171,593 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Tham live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,352^nd most widely held forename in the world, held by 88,435 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 18,103 people, or 1 in 1,629. In Malaysia Tham is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 35 percent are found, Sabah, where 11 percent are found and Perak, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 15 percent are found and Singapore, where 9 percent are found.

Tham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 15,208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 11,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tham Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Tham last name are 6.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.14% registered with the party.

The amount Tham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 156.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,723 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.05% less than the national average, earning R 30,780 per year; in Vietnam they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning 78,621,400 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $54,848 CAD per year.