Ghelam Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2001:193,15823,303
India161:47,941,586492,263
France121:5,535,227269,324
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ghelam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghelam (Marathi: घेळाम) is most common in Algeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghelam? popularity and diffusion

Ghelam is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. Ghelam occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ghelam live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Mahgreb.

This surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 193,158. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Chlef Province, where 76 percent reside, Tiaret Province, where 20 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghellam92753/
Gelam911,174/
Koghelam862/
Ghellame861/
Gelaim8360/
Ngelam8319/
Geelam8318/
Ghilam835/
Gielam833/
Geslam833/
Guelam832/
Gelham832/
Gelame831/
Gelaam831/
Gihlam831/
Gehlam831/
Geliam831/
Gieliam7728/
Ghailam7713/
Gheloum776/
Guehlam775/
Ghuilam772/
Guelham771/
Guelame771/
Ghuylam771/
Gilam73328/
Gelom7324/
Gylam7318/
Ghislaim711/
Ghillham711/
Ghelloum711/
Gilham674,054/
Giliam67393/
Ngilam67141/
Gislam6744/
Gilyam6743/
Guilam6721/
Gailam6717/
Geloum677/
Ghilom673/
Gilgam672/
Gelhom672/
Gaylam672/
Gilame671/
Ggilam671/
Gleham671/
Guelom671/
Gujlam671/
Ghelloume671/
Goilam671/
Gileam670/

Ghelam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghelam in the Marathi language
घेळामghelama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghelam
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