Ghalm Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghalm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ghalm (33) may also be a first name.

Ghalm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghalm is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghalm is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Ghalm are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghalm is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally, held by 33 people.

The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 25 percent live and Sindh, where 25 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalme912,545/
Ghaulm911/
Galm892,217/
Ghaalme831/
Galme80167/
Ngalm801/
Gallm801/
Gaulm801/
Gaalm801/
Gholme73136/
Gaulme7380/
Gaylem7349/
Ågholm7314/
Ghoulm731/
Gaalme731/
Golm671,759/
Høgholm6777/
Galmova675/
Ghoulme671/
Gallmova621/
Goulm6078/
Golme6074/
Golhm601/
Gelhm601/
Ngolm601/
Goulme5513/
Gollme5512/
Gotlem550/
Gosselm502/
Golmova501/

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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 Ghalm
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