Dlama Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Dlama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 298 | 1:594,439 | 28,543 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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
The surname Dlama (Arabic: دليما) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dlama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dlama is the 878,878th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dlama are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,926th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 643 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Borno, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dlamah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dhlama | 91 | 1 | / |
| D'Lama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dleama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dlamaja | 83 | 19 | / |
| Dillama | 83 | 14 | / |
| Dellama | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dlamaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dhlaima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dlame | 80 | 889 | / |
| Dloma | 80 | 16 | / |
| Dlamo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dlami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dlema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dellamea | 77 | 1,414 | / |
| Dellamas | 77 | 901 | / |
| Dillamma | 77 | 139 | / |
| Dillamas | 77 | 79 | / |
| Dilliama | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dellaméa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dellamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Delliama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dlaymi | 73 | 378 | / |
| Dhlame | 73 | 49 | / |
| Dleema | 73 | 32 | / |
| Dlaimi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dhlami | 73 | 10 | / |
| Dlamii | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dhloma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dlamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdlamo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dlammi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dleuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dlamiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dleima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dlamer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhlamo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhillamma | 71 | 24 | / |
| Dilliamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Delleamas | 71 | 1 | / |
| De'llamas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dellamast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dilleamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dillema | 67 | 216 | / |
| Delloma | 67 | 180 | / |
| Dellami | 67 | 114 | / |
| Dellamo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Dellamy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dillami | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dhleima | 67 | 10 | / |
| D'Leema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dloumai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dillamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dellame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dh'lame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dlamost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhlamhi | 67 | 1 | / |
Dlama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dlama in the Arabic language | ||
| دليما | dlyma | - |
| دلاما | dlama | - |
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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 Dlama
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