Bamalam Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Bamalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Bamalam (29) may also be a first name.
Bamalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamalam (Marathi: अमालाम) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamalam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bamalam is the 3,228,735th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Bamalam are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name internationally, borne by 29 people.
The last name Bamalam is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 61 percent live, Borno, where 23 percent live and Gombe, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamallam | 93 | 28 | / |
| Wamalam | 86 | 67 | / |
| Bamelam | 86 | 62 | / |
| Vamalam | 86 | 12 | / |
| Bamalan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bamalom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bamaloum | 80 | 45 | / |
| Bommalam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bamgalan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bamalyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamalang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamailan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vamallam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wammalam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamallam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boumalham | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bamaloume | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bamalloum | 75 | 3 | / |
| Basmallian | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vamalan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Batmolom | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bomalang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamaloom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bommalan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomgalom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumolang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vamalon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vamaloon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bomgalon | 53 | 1 | / |
Bamalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamalam in the Marathi language | ||
| अमालाम | amalama | - |
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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 Bamalam
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