Xam Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Xam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala8491:18,9431,549
Vietnam3981:232,7791,024
South Africa2981:181,80419,921
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Xam (1,472) may also be a first name.

Xam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xam has its highest incidence in Guatemala. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,267th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,597,821 people. The last name Xam is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Xam are found; 54 percent are found in Central America and 54 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Xam is also the 202,904th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,472 people.

The surname is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 18,943. In Guatemala Xam is primarily concentrated in: Quiché Department, where 98 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 1 percent reside and Suchitepéquez Department, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Guatemala it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 19 percent reside.

Xam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Xam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.23% less than the national average, earning R 94,512 per year and in United States they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning $37,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xamh86138/
Nxam8672/
Xame8645/
Gxam8622/
Xaim863/
Xham862/
Jxam861/
Xjam861/
Xasm861/
Sxam861/
Xamd861/
Xhame7570/
Ngxam7545/
Xasim753/
Xatim752/
Gxajm751/
Kkxam751/
Sxham751/
Xaime751/
Sam67512,743/
Çam6757,419/
Zam6719,464/
Xan67479/
Xom67382/
Xem67181/
Şam673/
Xhatem671/
Xaatim671/

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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 Xam
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