Forlam Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Forlam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Forlam (6) may also be a first name.
Forlam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forlam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Forlam is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forlam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Forlam are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 6 people.
This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 25 percent are found, Paraná, where 25 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 25 percent are found. Barring Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forliam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forlan | 83 | 464 | / |
| Farlam | 83 | 335 | / |
| Furlam | 83 | 216 | / |
| Ferlam | 83 | 100 | / |
| Vorlam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Forlom | 83 | 0 | / |
| Forland | 77 | 900 | / |
| Forlane | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fourlan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Forlain | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fuhrlam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forlome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forlant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fourlang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fourland | 71 | 4 | / |
| Forliang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forlasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forlasin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forleand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forleane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fohrlain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Varlam | 67 | 399 | / |
| Farlan | 67 | 116 | / |
| Forlon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farlamova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phorlasim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Farlom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Forlán | 67 | 4 | / |
| Verlam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vurlam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furlom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Forlam
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