Dhlam Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dhlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhlame9149/
Dlam89531/
Dhillam831/
Dh'lame831/
Dlame80889/
Dhlan8010/
Dlamc805/
Dlamd802/
Dlaim801/
D'Lam801/
Dillam7325/
Dlaham7314/
Dellam734/
Dlacim732/
Dhleim731/
Dhillan67612/
Dhillom6737/
Dilliam6728/
Dellham6725/
Dlan6710/
Dhleime674/
Dlom673/
Dehelan672/
Dellyam671/
Dellame671/
Dillham670/

Dhlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhlam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻇﻼﻡazlam91.67
ﺃﻇﻼﻡazlam8.33

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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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  • 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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