Ghulam Surname
Approximately 1,164,714 people bear this surname
Ghulam Surname User-submission:
The surname Ghulam comes from the Arabic word غلام (ghulām), which means 'servant' or 'slave'. Variants of the surname include Gulam or Gholam.
Ghulam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,031,230 | 1:31 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 90,192 | 1:1,981 | 276 |
| Iraq | 15,348 | 1:2,282 | 278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,877 | 1:1,332 | 158 |
| India | 5,400 | 1:142,049 | 9,049 |
| Oman | 4,828 | 1:764 | 99 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,299 | 1:9,353 | 1,311 |
| Iran | 1,160 | 1:66,192 | 6,975 |
| Kuwait | 1,138 | 1:3,340 | 441 |
| England | 617 | 1:90,305 | 9,745 |
| Indonesia | 564 | 1:234,484 | 21,651 |
| France | 533 | 1:124,620 | 18,942 |
| Yemen | 434 | 1:60,888 | 4,566 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Qatar | 359 | 1:6,568 | 697 |
| Bahrain | 323 | 1:4,175 | 737 |
| Lebanon | 297 | 1:18,980 | 2,361 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Greece | 213 | 1:52,018 | 8,600 |
| Spain | 210 | 1:222,629 | 14,806 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Malaysia | 87 | 1:339,014 | 18,165 |
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Ghulam (4,017,275) may also be a first name.
Ghulam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Ghulam comes from the Arabic word غلام (ghulām), which means 'servant' or 'slave'. Variants of the surname include Gulam or Gholam.
- syedhumaid109Ghulam Demographics
Average Ghulam Salary in
United States
$42,091 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghulam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghulam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghulam (Arabic: غالم, Hindi: गुलाम, Marathi: घुलम, Oriya: ଗୁଲାମ, Tibetan: གུ་ལམ་) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghulam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 443rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,257 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghulam are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 94th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,017,275 people.
The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1,031,230 people, or 1 in 31. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 16 percent are found, Herat, where 12 percent are found and Balkh, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.
Ghulam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (92%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Ghulam are 7.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.76% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ghulam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning 322,933 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.24% less than the national average, earning R 203,796 per year; in United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,183 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghulam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghulam in the Tibetan language | ||
| གུ་ལམ་ | gulam | - |
| Ghulam in the Hindi language | ||
| गुलाम | gulama | 80.17 |
| ग़ुलाम | gulama | 18.18 |
| घुलाम | ghulama | 0.83 |
| गु़लाम | gulama | 0.83 |
| Ghulam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଲାମ | gulama | 64.29 |
| ଘୁଲାମ | ghulama | 21.43 |
| େଗାଲାମ | egalama | 14.29 |
| Ghulam in the Marathi language | ||
| घुलम | ghulama | 34.81 |
| गुलाम | gulama | 30.38 |
| घुलाम | ghulama | 20.25 |
| घूलम | ghulama | 6.33 |
| घुळम | ghulama | 3.8 |
| घुलुम | ghuluma | 2.53 |
| धुळम | dhulama | 1.27 |
| गूलाम | gulama | 0.63 |
| Ghulam in the Arabic language | ||
| غالم | ghalm | - |
| غلام | ghlam | - |
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