Yiam Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6171:25,1011,417
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yiam (3,902) may also be a first name.

Yiam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yiam is most common in Cambodia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yiam is the 515,938th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name Yiam is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yiam live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 112,156th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 3,902 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 25,101. In Cambodia Yiam is mostly concentrated in: Battambang Province, where 25 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 18 percent are found and Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayiam8949/
Eyiam894/
Yiamh892/
Yiame891/
Oyiam891/
Yiaim891/
Yam8661,998/
Iam8620,382/
Hoyiam804/
Yamd755,461/
Yame753,738/
Yoam753,528/
Hyam751,731/
Giam751,468/
Hiam751,271/
Yaam75567/
Ijam75496/
Yian75472/
Jiam75242/
Yham75241/
Iham75231/
Yamn75174/
Yahm75129/
Yamm7591/
Yasm7548/
Yamg7544/
Yamh7519/
Yamt7517/
Jyam7515/
I'Am7510/
Yatm758/
Iamm757/
Iame756/
Iaam754/
Ioam753/
Yiom753/
Iamn752/
Yamq752/
Iamd752/
Ieam752/
Iasm752/
Yajm751/
Iamg751/
Iaym751/
Iahm751/
Yáim751/
Yaym751/
Ayiatem731/
Yatim6721,429/
Yasim673,302/
Ijham672,590/
Yiang67966/
Yatem67631/
Yaina67495/
Yacim67366/
Yamng67295/
Hijam67197/
Yihan67183/
Ayyam67176/
Yamme67140/
Yatme67111/
Yasem6799/
Agiam6791/
Yoina6760/
Aiyam6755/
Ihame6751/
Hyham6747/
Oyaem6737/
Jiham6736/
Aayam6733/
Yotim6732/
Oiyam6728/
Ijjam6724/
Yosim6723/
Yaham6721/
Jijam6719/
Giham6716/
Iamme6714/
Jiame6713/
Yamne6712/
Ayiom6712/
Ayian6712/
Aijam6710/
Yianh6710/
Eyyam6710/
Ajiam679/
Yasme679/
Yamkh679/
Ajyam678/
Hiame678/
Yathm677/
Yahum677/
Hiham676/
Yacem676/
Ojyam675/
Yi'an675/
Iamne675/
Yoamm675/
Ayaem675/
Jiamg674/
Iaham674/
Yayme674/
Yihom674/
Oyeam674/
Hyamd673/
Yiane673/
Ijame673/
Yiean673/
Yooim673/
Iasim672/
Yamdd672/
Aaiam672/
Eijam672/
Yiaan672/
Ogiam672/
Yaoum672/
Eyian672/
Yiann672/
Jyamd671/
Oyyam671/
Hyamn671/
Ihamm671/
Giamm671/
Yaatm671/
Yaeem671/
Ujiam671/
Ujyam671/
Yammh671/
Uyian671/
Ijaem671/
Iamgh671/
Ijiam671/
Eyaem671/
Iaeem671/
Ijaim671/
Ijamm671/
Yaiem671/
Yamnt671/
D'yam671/
Eiyam671/
Eyiom671/
Ugiam671/
Yasmh671/
Uijam671/
Uyaem671/
Uyeam671/
Yatym671/
Yiasn671/
Yaoom671/
Yamcq671/
Aiaem671/
Aiiam671/
Hiamk671/
Ieaum671/
Iatim671/
Iajtm671/
Hieam671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yiam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis