Glam Surname

217,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Glam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,3231:6,468979
Philippines3201:316,36944,118
Afghanistan2101:153,1103,250
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England61:9,286,343223,652
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Glam (389) may also be a first name.

Glam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glam (Hindi: गुलाम, Russian: Глам) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 217,797th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,872,235 people. The last name Glam is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Glam are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Glam is also the 439,102nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 389 people.

Glam is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 1,323 people, or 1 in 6,468. In Israel Glam is primarily found in: Central District, where 54 percent are found, Southern District, where 23 percent are found and Northern District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Israel this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 11 percent are found.

Glam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Glam last name rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Glam last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Glam earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 139.72% more than the national average, earning R 569,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghlam89969/
Glaum89691/
Glamm89195/
Glaim89142/
Glame8972/
Gleam8919/
Nglam895/
Glamt893/
Glamd891/
Glahm891/
Glajm891/
Glamc891/
Glgam891/
Glyam890/
Gllam890/
Glasm890/
Gillam809,622/
Glaume80298/
Geelam8018/
Glaime8016/
Gellam806/
Glasim802/
Glliam802/
Glaham802/
Ghllam801/
Gllahm801/
Gleham801/
Ghlaim801/
Gllham801/
Ghlaam801/
Glan751,341/
Glom7539/
Glań751/
Gilliam7340,145/
Gillham735,273/
Ghellam73753/
Guillam73133/
Gillgam7324/
Gillaim7313/
Glamova737/
Gillahm737/
Gillame733/
Gillyam731/
Gellaim731/
Guellam731/
Gillaum731/
Gellamm731/
Gellyam730/
Gilllam730/
Gelliam730/
Gilleam730/
Gihllam730/
Glahn673,223/
Gleim672,596/
Ghlan671,557/
Glanc671,376/
Glean671,319/
Glang67992/
Glyan67410/
Guilliam67389/
Glain67368/
Gleym67351/
Glant67350/
Gland67306/
Glann67240/
Glane67180/
Glomm67165/
Guillame67135/
Glanh67116/
Gloom6775/
Guillaum6762/
Glaun6760/
Gyllhamn6756/
Gillaume6738/
Gilliame6731/
Glank6723/
Guillamn6722/
Gilliaum6715/
Gloum6712/
Glome679/
Nglan678/
Nglom673/
Glanå673/
Gillaham672/
Glhan671/
Glaan671/
Gllan671/
Ghillham671/
Ghlom671/
Glayn671/
Glaussem671/
Glhom671/
Guyllame670/
Glohm670/

Glam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glam in the Hindi language
गुलामgulama-
Glam in the Russian language
Гламglam-

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