Dahalam Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dahalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703

Dahalam (17) may also be a first name.

Dahalam Last Name Facts

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

Dahalam is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahalam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Dahalam occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dahalam live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia Dahalam is most common in: Negeri Sembilan, where 47 percent reside, Kelantan, where 12 percent reside and Terengganu, where 12 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahlam9267/
Daalam9230/
Dhalam9225/
Dhallam8617/
Dhalame8614/
Daalamm863/
Dhaelam861/
Dhaulam861/
Dahlham860/
Dalam832,773/
Dholam771,020/
Dalame77667/
Dallam77488/
Daslam77418/
Dealam77132/
Dalgam7770/
Daylam7768/
Dailam7725/
Dalham7725/
Daulam777/
Dalamm777/
Daelam777/
Daliam776/
Dalaim776/
Dalaam772/
Dgalam771/
Dohlam771/
Datlam771/
Dahloum71315/
Dalaham7195/
Deaslam7162/
Dhoolam7124/
Dalaume7117/
Delaham7117/
Dailiam7114/
Dholame7111/
Dayllam7110/
Dailame719/
Dahleim717/
Dholaam716/
Daslyam711/
Dalhamd711/
Dholaum711/
Dholaim711/
Dalaime711/
Dallame711/
Dalamme711/
Dallamm711/
Dheelam711/
Dealham710/
Dahlheim67413/
Dalom67271/
Dolam67161/
Delam67134/
Dahloume672/
Daaloume671/
Dalaamme671/
Dallamme671/
Dealleam671/
Dollaham671/

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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 Dahalam
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