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 surname Golam (Bengali: গোলাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻡ, Hindi: गोलम, Marathi: गोलम, Oriya: େଗାଲାମ, Russian: Голам) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,056th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 647,322 people. The last name Golam is predominantly found 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 frequent given name worldwide, borne by 312,130 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 7,300 people, or 1 in 21,830. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Mauritius, where 5 percent reside.
Golam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Golam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golam surname increased 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Golam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Golam surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the 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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