Ghulm Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghulm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghulm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghulm (588) may also be a first name.

Ghulm Last Name Facts

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

Ghulm (Marathi: गुलाम) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghulm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghulm is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ghulm live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 345,036th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 588 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 83 percent are found, Punjab, where 8 percent are found and Sindh, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Ghulm occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoulm911/
Ghaulm911/
Ghulme911/
Gulm8979/
Ghoulme831/
Goulm8078/
Gulme8044/
Gaulm801/
Kgulm801/
Gullm801/
Guhlm801/
Gulmì801/
Gaulme7380/
Gullme7315/
Ågholm7314/
Goulme7313/
Golm671,759/
Høgholm6777/
Gülm671/
Gulmova671/
Gilhm601/
Golhm601/

Ghulm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghulm in the Marathi language
गुलामgulama-

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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 Ghulm
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