Golam Surname
Approximately 11,258 people bear this surname
Golam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 7,300 | 1:21,830 | 1,523 |
| India | 2,149 | 1:356,941 | 19,421 |
| Mauritius | 586 | 1:2,207 | 354 |
| Pakistan | 358 | 1:499,005 | 8,631 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| Cameroon | 66 | 1:314,683 | 29,051 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Golam (312,130) may also be a first name.
Golam Demographics
Golam Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Golam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Golam (Bengali: গোলাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻡ, Hindi: गोलम, Marathi: गोलम, Oriya: େଗାଲାମ, Russian: Голам) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golam? popularity and diffusion
Golam is the 46,056th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 647,322 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Golam live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Golam is also the 3,349th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 312,130 people.
The last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 7,300 people, or 1 in 21,830. Other than Bangladesh this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Mauritius, where 5 percent are found.
Golam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Golam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golam last name increased 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Golam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Golam surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Golam surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Golam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 88.35% less than the national average, earning €3,497 per year; in United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $55,796 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golam in the Bengali language | ||
| গোলাম | golama | 98.41 |
| গোলন | golana | 1.59 |
| Golam in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଲାମ | egalama | 93.27 |
| େଗାଲାମ୍ | egalam | 5.22 |
| ଗୁଲାମ | gulama | 0.3 |
| େଗାଲମ୍ | egalam | 0.15 |
| Golam in the Hindi language | ||
| गोलम | golama | 88.14 |
| गोलाम | golama | 11.86 |
| Golam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻡ | m | 50 |
| ﻏﻼﻡ | ghlam | 50 |
| Golam in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलम | golama | 48.33 |
| गोलाम | golama | 33.4 |
| गोळम | golama | 16.23 |
| गोलय | golaya | 0.56 |
| गोलं | golam | 0.28 |
| गुलाम | gulama | 0.28 |
| Golam in the Russian language | ||
| Голам | golam | - |
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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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- 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 Golam
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