Felam Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Felam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2511:305,90621,527
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814

Felam (17) may also be a first name.

Felam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Felam occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felam? popularity and diffusion

Felam is the 996,001st most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Felam live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 305,906. In Iran Felam is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 31 percent reside, Semnan Province, where 17 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feliam913/
Felame911/
Feelam910/
Felham910/
Fehlham833/
Fehleam831/
Felan802,498/
Velam80756/
Filam80663/
Falam80247/
Felom8020/
Folam807/
Felhan731,103/
Feland73554/
Felane73171/
Faalam73162/
Falham73154/
Felean73120/
Felang7377/
Filame7339/
Fehlan7338/
Felian7327/
Fuilam7321/
Feslan7319/
Fallam7319/
Phelam7317/
Filyam7316/
Ffelan7312/
Filiam739/
Feelan738/
Veelam735/
Falaam735/
Fitlam734/
Felyan734/
Feylan734/
Vealam733/
Feilan733/
Veliam732/
Fielan732/
Veleam731/
Vielam731/
Failam731/
Fahlam731/
Fajlam731/
Falamh731/
Follam731/
Feloum731/
Felant731/
Filham730/
Fealan730/
Fhelan730/
Felhane67205/
Feelang67106/
Fehland6791/
Phetlam6779/
Feiland6739/
Felheim6722/
Fesland6718/
Feslyan6714/
Folaham6710/
Fethlan678/
Fehlane676/
Feeland676/
Feslian675/
Phelham673/
Feilian672/
Phelame671/
Pfalaim671/
Feliang671/
Falaham671/
Feliann671/
Fhahlam671/
Filhame671/
Failiam670/
Fealand670/
Veilham670/
Pheleam670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Felam
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