Dlama Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dlama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Dlama (643) may also be a first name.

Dlama Last Name Facts

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

Dlama (Arabic: دليما) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dlama is the 878,878th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Dlama is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dlama live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,926th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 643 people.

Dlama is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria Dlama is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Borno, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Dlama exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dlamah915/
Dhlama911/
D'Lama911/
Dleama911/
Dlamaja8319/
Dillama8314/
Dellama835/
Dlamaya831/
Dhlaima831/
Dlame80889/
Dloma8016/
Dlamo806/
Dlami806/
Dlema801/
Dellamea771,414/
Dellamas77901/
Dillamma77139/
Dillamas7779/
Dilliama776/
Dellaméa774/
Dellamma773/
Delliama771/
Dlaymi73378/
Dhlame7349/
Dleema7332/
Dlaimi7312/
Dhlami7310/
Dlamii734/
Dhloma732/
Dlamie731/
Tdlamo731/
Dlammi731/
Dleuma731/
Dlamiz731/
Dleima731/
Dlamer731/
Dhlamo731/
Dhillamma7124/
Dilliamma714/
Delleamas711/
De'llamas711/
Dellamast711/
Dilleamma711/
Dillema67216/
Delloma67180/
Dellami67114/
Dellamo6737/
Dellamy6722/
Dillami6711/
Dhleima6710/
D'Leema672/
Dloumai671/
Dillamo671/
Dellame671/
Dh'lame671/
Dlamost671/
Dhlamhi671/

Dlama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dlama in the Arabic language
دليماdlyma-
دلاماdlama-

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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
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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 Dlama
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