Çam Surname

9,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Çam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Çam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey57,3891:1,356195
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
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The alternate forms: Cam (78,231) are calculated separately.

Çam (47) may also be a first name.

Çam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çam is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Cam. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çam? popularity and diffusion

Çam is the 9,828th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 126,919 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Çam reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 47 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 57,389 people, or 1 in 1,356. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cam8978,231/
Çham861/
Çatim7511/
Sam67512,743/
Zam6719,464/
Xam671,585/
Çom671,114/
Çattim6725/
Çan676/
Şam673/

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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 Çam
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