Tiam Surname

119,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Brunei

Tiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1951:17,3802,375
Indonesia6881:192,22318,338
Senegal5421:26,899609
Philippines4631:218,65733,911
Malaysia2761:106,8637,222
Brunei1261:3,323561
Burkina Faso901:203,9124,405
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Cambodia811:191,1993,002
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
India91:85,229,487684,495
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France51:13,284,544357,392
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Tiam (9,159) may also be a first name.

Tiam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻡ, Russian: Тиам) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,439th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,893,853 people. The last name Tiam occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tiam live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tiam is also the 64,920th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 9,159 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,195 people, or 1 in 17,380. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: West Region, where 46 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Senegal, where 14 percent reside.

Tiam Last Name Statistics demography

Tiam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiam89309,236/
Tijam89594/
Tjiam89195/
Tiham8969/
Tiame8961/
Tiamn892/
Htiam892/
Tiamg891/
Dtiam891/
Tieam891/
Tiahm891/
Tiamm890/
Thiame80716/
Tagiam8082/
Toijam8059/
Tajiam8013/
Thiham8011/
Tijjam808/
Tugiam807/
Taiyam806/
Thiaam805/
Taiiam804/
Thiamm803/
Toieam802/
Tjiame802/
Tiasim802/
Tthiam802/
Taijam802/
Tijiam801/
Teiyam801/
Thiamg801/
Tegiam801/
Tiahum801/
Tijham801/
Tuijam801/
Tihame801/
Tian757,277,786/
Tyam751,816/
Team75652/
Tjam75249/
Tiom7554/
Thaiyam731,423/
Tiamgne7368/
Thaiiam7342/
Tihatim739/
Thiaham736/
Thayiam734/
Thoieam734/
Thiamth733/
Taijame731/
Taihiam731/
Taijeam731/
Thuiyam731/
Thian675,824/
Tiang673,656/
Thongiam671,816/
Tiane67950/
Thyam67884/
Tijan67857/
Tihan67811/
Tjian67798/
Tayom67354/
Thiom67292/
Tajom6799/
Tgian6743/
Taiom6732/
Teham6730/
Tyham6728/
Tioan6724/
Tjaum6721/
Tiant6721/
Thaijiam6715/
Tiome6715/
Tiahn6713/
Thaihiam6710/
Tiaan679/
Tjham676/
Tiean675/
Teaam674/
Thiamová673/
Tiann672/
Tianc672/
Tiand672/
Tianh672/
Thaiheam672/
Tiayn671/
Tjaim671/
Tioom671/
Tjame671/
Thiamova671/
Tianq671/

Tiam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻡatyam42.86
ﺗﺎﻡtam28.57
ﺷﺎﻡsham7.14
ﺃﺗﻴﺎﻡatyam7.14
ﺗﻴﺎﻡtyam7.14
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡaltam7.14
Tiam in the Russian language
Тиамtiam-

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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 Tiam
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