Gulam Surname
Approximately 28,261 people bear this surname
Gulam Surname User-submission:
Origin: Ukraine, Poland, Czech and Slovak, Hungary.
Meaning: cattle.
Read More About This SurnameGulam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,009 | 1:42,593 | 2,974 |
| Philippines | 3,329 | 1:30,411 | 4,397 |
| Pakistan | 1,433 | 1:124,664 | 3,622 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Tanzania | 872 | 1:60,713 | 6,512 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| United Arab Emirates | 347 | 1:26,404 | 2,956 |
| Afghanistan | 288 | 1:111,643 | 2,744 |
| Croatia | 187 | 1:22,613 | 4,736 |
| England | 169 | 1:329,693 | 24,334 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Kenya | 144 | 1:320,694 | 19,794 |
| Malaysia | 142 | 1:207,706 | 12,149 |
| Uzbekistan | 136 | 1:227,420 | 7,703 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 126 | 1:28,067 | 4,477 |
| Brunei | 110 | 1:3,807 | 639 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| Russia | 102 | 1:1,412,971 | 98,464 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Uganda | 93 | 1:419,777 | 25,768 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Mauritius | 55 | 1:23,517 | 4,778 |
| Kazakhstan | 54 | 1:327,454 | 26,941 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 32 | 1:186,645 | 18,861 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Slovenia | 15 | 1:165,845 | 14,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Gulam (266,406) may also be a first name.
Gulam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Origin: Ukraine, Poland, Czech and Slovak, Hungary.
Meaning: cattle.
- Catharina Gula - 1739
- Ludwig Gula - 1742
- Martinus Gula - 1718
- Paulus Gula - 1717
- Maria Gula - 1700
- Jacob Gula - 1650
- Erhard Ordenen Gula - 1619
Gulam Demographics
Gulam Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gulam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gulam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gulam (Bengali: গোলাম, Georgian: გულამ, Hindi: गुलाम, Marathi: गुलाम, Oriya: ଗୁଲାମ, Russian: Гулам) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gulam? popularity and diffusion
Gulam is the 19,416th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 257,866 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Gulam are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gulam is also the 3,945th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 266,406 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 18,009 people, or 1 in 42,593. In India Gulam is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 58 percent live, Telangana, where 20 percent live and Bihar, where 7 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.
Gulam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gulam surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gulam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.78% less than the national average, earning R 105,072 per year; in United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,894 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gulam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gulam in the Georgian language | ||
| გულამ | gulam | - |
| Gulam in the Bengali language | ||
| গোলাম | golama | - |
| Gulam in the Hindi language | ||
| गुलाम | gulama | 99.57 |
| गूलाम | gulama | 0.22 |
| गुलम | gulama | 0.09 |
| गु़लाम | gulama | 0.01 |
| गूलम | gulama | 0.01 |
| गुलाब | gulaba | 0.01 |
| ग़ुलाम | gulama | 0 |
| गुळाम | gulama | 0 |
| गुलब | gulaba | 0 |
| गुलाल | gulala | 0 |
| ग़ुलम | gulama | 0 |
| गुलाम़ | gulama | 0 |
| ग़ुलाम | gulama | 0 |
| गुनाम | gunama | 0 |
| ्गुलाम | gulama | 0 |
| गलाम | galama | 0 |
| गुलाम् | gulam | 0 |
| Gulam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଲାମ | gulama | 90.67 |
| ଗୁଲାମ୍ | gulam | 4.75 |
| ଗୁଲମ | gulama | 1.47 |
| ଗୁଳାମ | gulama | 0.49 |
| ଗୁଲା | gula | 0.49 |
| ଗୂଲାମ | gulama | 0.16 |
| ଗୁଲ | gula | 0.16 |
| ଗୁଳମ | gulama | 0.16 |
| ଗଲାମ୍ | galam | 0.16 |
| Gulam in the Marathi language | ||
| गुलाम | gulama | 84.4 |
| गूलाम | gulama | 7.12 |
| गुलम | gulama | 1.46 |
| गुलाब | gulaba | 1.1 |
| गुळाम | gulama | 0.26 |
| गुला | gula | 0.1 |
| गलाम | galama | 0.1 |
| मुलाम | mulama | 0.07 |
| गुळम | gulama | 0.05 |
| ग़ुलाम | gulama | 0.05 |
| गुलास | gulasa | 0.05 |
| गूलाब | gulaba | 0.05 |
| गुलाल | gulala | 0.05 |
| गुमाम | gumama | 0.02 |
| गुकाम | gukama | 0.02 |
| गुलाह | gulaha | 0.02 |
| गुाम | guama | 0.02 |
| गुऴाम | gulama | 0.02 |
| Gulam in the Russian language | ||
| Гулам | gulam | - |
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