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
The surname Dhlam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻇﻼﻡ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dhlam.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhlam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dhlam is the 5,057,639th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Dhlam are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Dhlam is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Dhlam is mostly found in: Adrar Region, where 83 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
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
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- 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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