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.

Çam Surname Distribution Map

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

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 last name Çam is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cam. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Çam is the 9,828th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 126,919 people. The last name 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. Çam is also the 1,467,136th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The surname Çam is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 57,389 people, or 1 in 1,356. In Turkey Çam is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Kahramanmaras Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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  • 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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