Dalam Surname

157,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Morocco

Dalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Philippines3491:290,08141,635
Malaysia3231:91,3136,347
India2161:3,551,229100,445
Indonesia2151:615,11348,757
Iran1801:426,57026,777
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Afghanistan631:510,3686,383
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dalam (1,834) may also be a first name.

Dalam Last Name Facts

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

Dalam (Bengali: দালাম, Hindi: डालम, Marathi: दालम, Oriya: ଡାଲମ, Tibetan: ད་ལམ་) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,699th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,628,037 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Dalam are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 24 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 178,130th most common first name on earth It is held by 1,834 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Excluding Egypt it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Dalam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dalam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dalam surname decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalame91667/
Dallam91488/
Daslam91418/
Dealam91132/
Dalgam9170/
Daylam9168/
Dahlam9167/
Daalam9130/
Dalham9125/
Dhalam9125/
Dailam9125/
Dalamm917/
Daelam917/
Daulam917/
Dalaim916/
Daliam916/
Dalaam912/
Datlam911/
Dgalam911/
Dalamn910/
Dalaham8395/
Deaslam8362/
Dahalam8333/
Dhallam8317/
Dalaume8317/
Dalhamn8315/
Dhalame8314/
Dailiam8314/
Dayllam8310/
Dailame839/
Daalamm833/
Dalasim832/
Dalasem832/
Dhaulam831/
Dallamm831/
Dalamme831/
Dalatim831/
Dallame831/
Dalaime831/
Dhaelam831/
Daslyam831/
Dalhamd831/
Dealham830/
Dahlham830/
Dalan805,757/
Dalom80271/
Dolam80161/
Delam80134/
Daulasim7712/
Dalasimg771/
Dealleam771/
Dallamme771/
Dalaamme771/
Dallamnn771/
Dallasim771/
Dahlan7347,194/
Dalyan735,011/
Dalgan732,530/
Deilam731,795/
Dalang731,335/
Dholam731,020/
Daylan73969/
Dallan73823/
Dalane73755/
Dalian73692/
Doolam73489/
Dhalan73431/
Dailan73358/
Dalhan73351/
Dolame73315/
Daland73263/
Delaim73228/
Dalaan73210/
Dalain73181/
Daulan73164/
Dağlan73157/
Datlan73116/
Daslan73111/
Dajlan7386/
Doelam7369/
Delham7367/
Dalean7355/
Deleam7349/
Dalant7331/
Deliam7329/
Dolham7324/
Deelam7317/
Dailom7316/
Daloum7312/
Doulam7312/
Daloom738/
Deylam738/
Dealan737/
Dalann734/
Daalan734/
Dalayn733/
Dalajn733/
Dalhom733/
Dalome733/
Dallom733/
Delaum732/
Dalanc732/
Daylom732/
Deulam731/
Daelom731/
Duolam731/
Dohlam731/
Delyam731/
Daleim731/
Dolaim731/
Doylam730/
Deallaume7127/
Dhalachem7110/
Dalasimnh711/
Dahlamgue711/
Dahalan672,356/
Dalaten671,116/
Dalland67741/
Dalheim67703/
Dahloum67315/
Dağılan67260/
Dalaine67255/
Daliane67249/
Dahlain67225/
Dallain67154/
Dalasen67154/
Daillan67125/
Daglian67123/
Dalatin6798/
Daaland6781/
Dailane6776/
Dhallan6772/
Dallang6764/
Dhahlan6763/
Dalaing6753/
Dallant6749/
Dalahan6747/
Dalhane6747/
Dhalain6744/
Dailang6740/
Dalhoum6740/
Hdahlan6739/
Daylean6736/
Dalasin6729/
Dayland6725/
Dhoolam6724/
Daullan6721/
Delaham6717/
Dealleaume6716/
Daulang6715/
Dhalian6715/
Dooliam6715/
Dhalane6711/
Dholame6711/
D'Aulan679/
Dailian679/
Daalang679/
Daulian678/
Daslian677/
Dahulan677/
Dahleim677/
Dholaam676/
Daliang676/
Dallian676/
Dalacin676/
Dalloum675/
Tdalian674/
Dhalaan674/
Dayllan673/
Dallane672/
Dealane672/
Deallan672/
Duilham672/
Dheelam671/
Daloome671/
Daalyan671/
Daylyan671/
Doollam671/
Dooslam671/
Daalane671/
Dalağan671/
Dolasem671/
Daulane671/
Ddalgan671/
Dağalan671/
Dealang671/
Dailgan671/
Dailhan671/
Dalanne671/
Daliaan671/
Daliomn671/
Dalomme671/
Daloume671/
Dholaim671/
Dholaum671/
Doulaim671/
Datlang671/
D'allan671/
Daahlan671/
Dolasim671/
Ddahlan671/
Dauslan670/
Dhealan670/
Dealand670/
Delhamm670/
Dolhamn670/
Dasland670/

Dalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dalam in the Tibetan language
ད་ལམ་dalam-
Dalam in the Hindi language
डालमdalama78.67
दालमdalama10.67
दलमdalama5.33
डलामdalama1.33
दलमाdalama1.33
डलमdalama1.33
डालामdalama1.33
Dalam in the Oriya language
ଡାଲମdalama71.29
ଡାଳମdalama16.83
ଦଲମdalama3.47
ଡାଲାମdalama1.49
ଡ଼ାଳମralama0.99
ଡ଼ାଲମralama0.99
ଡାଲdala0.99
ଦାଲାମdalama0.99
ଡାଲିମdalima0.5
ଡଲମdalama0.5
ଦଳମdalama0.5
ଦାଳମdalama0.5
Dalam in the Bengali language
দালামdalama60
দালমdalama40
Dalam in the Marathi language
दालमdalama56.52
दलमdalama17.39
दलामdalama8.7
डलमdalama8.7
डालामdalama4.35
डालमdalama4.35

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