Chiam is used as a family name or surname in Singapore. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chiam
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Singapore
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Chiam

How popular is Chiam?

Chiam is common in Singapore.

Chiam is ranked 42556 on our list.

Chiam is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Brunei is ahead in terms of density. Around 11410 people have been found who wears Chiam as their family name. Chiam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,742 China9
464,493 Indonesia9
13,220 Thailand6
4,915 Panama3
2,967 Vietnam3
3,014 Taiwan2
1,500,361 India2
1,400 Mongolia2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
1,572 Macau1
118,015 Netherlands1
120,357 Argentina1
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
53,033 Nigeria1
24,176 Qatar1
277,603 France1
7,895 South Korea1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
63,701 Canada46
28,564 Switzerland36
18,889 New Zealand26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,845 England97
245,785 United States70
Countries with hundreds of Chiam:
34,535 Philippines322
191 Brunei219
16,314 Australia162
2,019 Hong Kong119
Countries with thousands of Chiam:
491 Malaysia7,538
210 Singapore2,726
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Chiam Namesakes

  • Felicita Chiambretti, Piero Chiambretti's mother
  • Frédérique Chiampo, Film actress
  • Frédérique Chiampo, Film actress
  • Felicita Chiambretti, Piero Chiambretti's mother
  • Piero Chiambretti, Television presenter
  • Massimiliano Chiamenti, Poet
  • Nona Patricia Chiampi, Author
  • Piero Chiambretti, Television presenter
  • Sergio Chiamparino, Polit.
  • Sergio Chiamparino, Polit.

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