How Many People Have the Last Name Nam?
people had the surname Nam in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 47,170 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+1,832 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Nam (92.9%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Nam ranks #228. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Nam grew from 4,412 people in 2000 to 6,244 in 2010 (up 41.5%), and its rank rose from #7,005 to #5,569.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,412 | 6,244 |
| Rank | #7,005 | #5,569 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.64 | 2.12 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Nam
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Nam: N500
👤 Nam as a First Name
Nam is a first name too: about 1,353 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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