Ghilam Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghilam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghilam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ghilam (181) may also be a first name.

Ghilam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghilam occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghilam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Ghilam is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Ghilam are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghilam is also the 677,199th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 181 people.

The last name Ghilam is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Ghilam is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghailam9213/
Ghuilam922/
Gilam91328/
Ghislaim861/
Ghillham861/
Gilham834,054/
Giliam83393/
Ghelam83233/
Ngilam83141/
Gislam8344/
Gilyam8343/
Guilam8321/
Gailam8317/
Gielam833/
Ghilom833/
Gilgam832/
Gilame831/
Gihlam831/
Ggilam831/
Gehlam831/
Goilam831/
Gileam830/
Ghellam77753/
Gieliam7728/
Ngailam7721/
Guilame776/
Guehlam775/
Guilham774/
Gaillam771/
N'Gilam771/
Guislam771/
Ghuylam771/
Guiliam771/
Gilaume771/
Gilhame770/
Gelam731,174/
Gilom7334/
Gylam7318/
Guggilam712,087/
Guilaume7169/
Gilamova7120/
Koghelam712/
Gaillamd711/
Guilaime711/
Guiliame711/
Ghellame711/
Goggilam711/
Guilhaume67244/
Gelaim6760/
Ngelam6719/
Geelam6718/
Gislom679/
Giliom676/
Gilyamova675/
Geslam673/
Gilome673/
Gguggilam673/
Guelam672/
Gelham672/
Gaillaume672/
Guggillam672/
Gaylam672/
Geliam671/
Guiliaume671/
Guggileam671/
Gelaam671/
Gleham671/
Gilhom671/
Ghisleime671/
Guuggilam671/
Gujlam671/
Gelame671/
Guilom671/

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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 Ghilam
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