Gylam Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gylam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gylam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gylam (38) may also be a first name.

Gylam Last Name Facts

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

Gylam occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gylam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gylam live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gylam is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.

This last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 746,629. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Lucerne, where 55 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 45 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaylam912/
Ghuylam831/
Gelam801,174/
Gilam80328/
Gylan802/
Gylamova771/
Gilham734,054/
Geylan732,830/
Gaylan732,075/
Giliam73393/
Gyland73254/
Ghelam73233/
Goylan73226/
Guylan73148/
Ngilam73141/
Gelaim7360/
Gytlan7351/
Gislam7344/
Gilyam7343/
Gylain7334/
Guilam7321/
Ngelam7319/
Geelam7318/
Gailam7317/
Ghilam735/
Gielam733/
Geslam733/
Gelham732/
Gilamn732/
Guelam732/
Gilgam732/
Ggilam731/
Gihlam731/
Ngylan731/
Gleham731/
Gelaam731/
Gelamn731/
Goilam731/
Ghylan731/
Gehlam731/
Geliam731/
Gilame731/
Gujlam731/
Gelame731/
Gileam730/
Gylane730/
Gylant730/
Gylgan730/
Guyllaume713/
Gaylamova712/
Ghellam67753/
Dlam67531/
Ghaylan67181/
Gysland67111/
Guylain6790/
Gaylean6731/
Gieliam6728/
Ngailam6721/
Gylaine6721/
Gayland6719/
Ghailam6713/
Guilame676/
Geyland675/
Guehlam675/
Gaylyan674/
Guilham674/
Gaylane673/
Guylane673/
Gaylyamova673/
Gyslain673/
Ghuilam672/
Gheylan672/
Guyland671/
Guelame671/
Gayllan671/
Gilaume671/
Gaillam671/
Guelham671/
Gaylian671/
Guiliam671/
Guislam671/
N'Gilam671/
Gilhame670/

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