Golnam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Golnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Golnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golnam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Golnam.

How Common Is The Last Name Golnam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Golnam are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Golnam is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Golnam occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golnaam921/
Gulnam83136/
Golnan8334/
Gülnam832/
Golnang7729/
Goolnan771/
Golnaan771/
Gulnaam771/
Goulnan771/
Alnam7337/
Alnajm674,817/
Alnham672,410/
Alnaim671,716/
Algnam6711/
Alnaam677/
Alneam674/
Galnan672/
Alnaum671/
Halnam671/
Aalnam671/
Galngan62153/
Alnaham62115/
Alneame624/
Alnaime624/
Alnaamh621/
Alimnam621/
Gallnan621/
Alnaame621/
Alnaaim621/
Alneameh571/
Alnom552/
Galnanova531/
Galnon5036/
Alngom504/
Alnoum502/
Alnoom501/

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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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  • 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 Golnam
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