Ghalum Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghalum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ghalum (54) may also be a first name.

Ghalum Last Name Facts

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

Ghalum is found most frequently in Iran. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ghalum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Ghalum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Ghalum reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghalum is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 54 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,071,301. In Iran Ghalum is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 88 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 4 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaloum922,922/
Galum91154/
Ghalloum86313/
Galgum8352/
Ngalum8336/
Galume8329/
Galoum8317/
Gaylum8312/
Gallum836/
Gailum835/
Galhum834/
Galium834/
Ghalom834/
Ghalun831/
Gohlum831/
Gaulum831/
Ghalumova803/
Ghalloume801/
Galhoum771,918/
Gholoum77103/
Gailume7712/
Gheloum776/
Galloum776/
Ghalyun775/
Ghaloun774/
Ghaloom774/
Galutem773/
Galoume772/
Ngaloum772/
Gallium772/
Ghoulum771/
Gaillum771/
Galun731,069/
Galom7384/
Golum7360/
Gelum7337/
Ghalloun71307/
Galumova7142/
Ghaloune7117/
Ngalloum719/
Gahalaun718/
Ghouloum711/
Galung672,252/
Galhom67915/
Gallun67291/
Galuhn67171/
Gollum6769/
Goloum6748/
Gaylun6730/
Gajlun6730/
Galoun6721/
Galyun6720/
Galaun6716/
Gholom6716/
Gailun6715/
Galunc6714/
Ngalun679/
Galiun679/
Ghalon677/
Gallom676/
Gelium675/
Galune674/
Gaslun673/
Galuin673/
Ngolum672/
Galgun672/
Gaillaume672/
Goluim671/
Galunt671/
Gahlom671/
Galund671/
Galoom671/
Golume671/
Gaullaume671/
Golaum671/
Goilum671/
Ghailoune671/
Ghalloune671/
Gaalom671/
Gajluń671/

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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 Ghalum
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