Dhlam Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Dhlam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dhlam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhlam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhlam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻇﻼﻡ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhlam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Dhlam reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Adrar Region, where 83 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Mauritania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhlame | 91 | 49 | / |
| Dlam | 89 | 531 | / |
| Dhillam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dh'lame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dlame | 80 | 889 | / |
| Dhlan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Dlamc | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dlamd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dlaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Lam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dillam | 73 | 25 | / |
| Dlaham | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dellam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dlacim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhleim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhillan | 67 | 612 | / |
| Dhillom | 67 | 37 | / |
| Dilliam | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dellham | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dlan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dhleime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dlom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dehelan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dellyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dellame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dillham | 67 | 0 | / |
Dhlam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhlam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻇﻼﻡ | azlam | 91.67 |
| ﺃﻇﻼﻡ | azlam | 8.33 |
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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 Dhlam
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