Yeam Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Yeam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia911:324,11217,512
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
England21:12,187,685173,419

Yeam (517) may also be a first name.

Yeam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeam is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yeam.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeam? popularity and diffusion

Yeam is the 1,104,724th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Yeam are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yeam is also the 371,657th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 517 people.

It is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 324,112. In Malaysia Yeam is most frequent in: Selangor, where 65 percent are found, Penang, where 27 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Yeam occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Thailand, where 18 percent are found.

Yeam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeam surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Yeam earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $39,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.87% less than the national average, earning $35,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeamd897/
Yeaim894/
Oyeam894/
Hyeam891/
Yeeam891/
Yeame891/
Yejam891/
Uyeam891/
Yeham891/
Yehiam8042/
Yuieam809/
Yeasim803/
Yaieam802/
Yejjam801/
Yeaham801/
Yiejam801/
Uyeame801/
Yean755,970/
Iyem752,045/
Yeom75807/
Ejam75515/
Geam75118/
Jeam7563/
Euam756/
Ueam756/
Eaum755/
Yeym752/
Ieam752/
Yajm751/
Aeam751/
Oeam751/
Yaym751/
Eaam751/
Joyjeam734/
Oyeajam731/
Yeeasem731/
Yeamova730/
Jayam67951/
Ysean67777/
Jeyam67537/
Yeang67408/
Giyem67339/
Ayyam67176/
Yehan67134/
Jiyem67120/
Yeyan67120/
Yuiam6782/
Yajom6777/
Jayem6775/
Yejan6769/
Yoyem6758/
Aiyam6755/
Yayam6752/
Ayiam6749/
Gejam6748/
Yoyam6740/
Yayum6736/
Aayam6733/
Jiyam6733/
Yajam6731/
Yeyna6728/
Oiyam6728/
Jeham6727/
Geyam6722/
Yeina6718/
Yajum6715/
Jejam6714/
Yeome6714/
Yajim6713/
Yeand6713/
Jeame6713/
Yeyem6711/
Yaiam6711/
Yooem6711/
Ejjam6710/
Ayaam6710/
Eyyam6710/
Yayem679/
Ajyam678/
Joyam677/
Yeahn677/
Yahum677/
Eaham677/
Joyem677/
Eteam676/
Juyam676/
Ueaum676/
Ejaam675/
Ojyam675/
Yuyam675/
Ayaom675/
Eyiam674/
Eajam674/
Iseam674/
Jeyem674/
Jeaem674/
Ajeam673/
Iyyam673/
Youem673/
Yeoum673/
Yeane673/
Yeann673/
Oyoam673/
Yiean673/
Eayum673/
Iteam672/
Yajem672/
Hyean672/
Eijam672/
Yaoum672/
Jeahm672/
Eseam671/
Jyean671/
Oeaim671/
Oeham671/
Oyyam671/
Hyeom671/
Euham671/
Eoeam671/
Yayom671/
Yeian671/
Yeiem671/
Yaeem671/
Ujyam671/
Geyem671/
Yeanh671/
Ioyem671/
Oyuem671/
Iyaom671/
Heuam671/
Yojam671/
Yiyem671/
Yehom671/
Yaiem671/
Eaasm671/
Yeomg671/
Iyiam671/
Eoyem671/
Eiyam671/
Eaome671/
Yawem671/
Oyiam671/
Yujam671/
Yeean671/
Yeant671/
Yeoim671/
Yeomn671/
Yiaim671/
Yaoom671/
Eajum671/
Eaoom671/
Ehaam671/
Jeamt671/
Ieaum671/
Hieam671/
Hueam670/

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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 Yeam
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