Gulfam Surname

44,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gulfam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulfam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8,7721:20,3651,168
India2,3121:331,77618,314
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Iran2231:344,31623,193
England431:1,295,76958,667
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
France31:22,140,907385,998
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Gulfam (34,911) may also be a first name.

Gulfam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gulfam (Hindi: गुलफाम, Marathi: गुलफाम, Oriya: ଗୁଲଫାମ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulfam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,294th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 621,539 people. The surname Gulfam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gulfam live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gulfam is also the 24,787th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 34,911 people.

This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 8,772 people, or 1 in 20,365. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Sindh, where 21 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan Gulfam occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulfaam92144/
Ghulfam92130/
Gullfam9229/
Gulfham928/
Gulfamm924/
Gulfame924/
Gulfahm922/
Gulffam921/
Gulfamh921/
Ghulfaam862/
Ghullfam861/
Ghuilfam861/
Gulfaham861/
Gulfan832,957/
Gulfom8312/
Golfam839/
Ghulfan77203/
Gulpham7722/
Gulfand779/
Gulfaan774/
Goolfam773/
Gulfhan772/
Gulfain772/
Gollfam771/
Goulfom771/
Ghulfoom711/
Golfan6726/
Gulfanova675/
Holfam671/
Gulphan6220/
Ulfheim624/
Gulphang576/
Gulphann571/
Gulphaan571/
Olfom552/
Golfon501/
Olpham500/

Gulfam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulfam in the Marathi language
गुलफामgulaphama97.58
गुलफाgulapha0.91
गुलामgulama0.6
Gulfam in the Hindi language
गुलफामgulaphama94.5
गुल्फामgulphama4.69
गुलफ़ामgulafama0.11
गुल्फमgulphama0.07
गुल्फ़ामgulfama0.03
गुलफ़ामgulafama0.03
गुल्फानgulphana0.01
ग़ुलफ़ामgulafama0.01
गुलफाम्gulapham0.01
गुलफ़मgulafama0.01
Gulfam in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲଫାମgulaphama70
ଗୁଲଫାମ୍gulapham20
ଗୁଲଫମgulaphama10

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Footnotes

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