Dlam Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Dlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4421:59,7864,501
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dlam (40) may also be a first name.

Dlam Last Name Facts

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

Dlam occurs most in Yemen. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dlam is the 588,441st most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dlam reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 40 people.

It is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 59,786. In Yemen Dlam is primarily found in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 100 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Beside Yemen this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dlame89889/
Dhlam8915/
Dlamc895/
Dlamd892/
Dlaim891/
D'Lam891/
Dhlame8049/
Dillam8025/
Dlaham8014/
Dellam804/
Dlacim802/
Dlan7510/
Dlom753/
Dilliam7328/
Dellham7325/
Dellyam731/
Dellame731/
Dhillam731/
Dh'lame731/
Dillham730/
Gylam6718/
Dland6712/
Dlane6712/
Dhlan6710/
Dleim678/
Dlang677/
D'Lom677/
Dlain677/
Dlhan677/
Dlean673/
Dlian673/
Dlant672/
Dellaume672/
Dellaism672/
Dleom671/
Dillamnn671/
Dlgan671/
Dlome671/
Dloum671/
Delliame671/
Dloom670/

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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 Dlam
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