Halam Surname
Approximately 15,113 people bear this surname
Halam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,101 | 1:54,398 | 3,729 |
| South Africa | 475 | 1:114,058 | 13,683 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Afghanistan | 76 | 1:423,068 | 5,769 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Halám (3) & Hálám (26) are calculated separately.
Halam (1,077) may also be a first name.
Halam Demographics
Average Halam Salary in
United States
$33,786 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Halam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halam (Arabic: حالم, Bengali: হালাম, Hindi: हालम, Marathi: हलम, Oriya: ହାଲମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Halám or Hálám. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Halam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,009th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 482,204 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Halam live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 243,509th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,077 people.
Halam is most widely held in India, where it is held by 14,101 people, or 1 in 54,398. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tripura, where 76 percent live, Assam, where 21 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Barring India this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
Halam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Halam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Halam last name grew 163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halam Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Halam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.66% less than the national average, earning R 131,520 per year and in United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halam in the Bengali language | ||
| হালাম | halama | 99.77 |
| হলাম | halama | 0.14 |
| হালামি | halami | 0.02 |
| রাংলং | ranlam | 0.02 |
| হালম | halama | 0.02 |
| Halam in the Marathi language | ||
| हलम | halama | 65.66 |
| हळम | halama | 26.42 |
| हालम | halama | 5.28 |
| हाळम | halama | 0.75 |
| हलीम | halima | 0.38 |
| Halam in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାଲମ | halama | 50 |
| ହଲାମ | halama | 16.67 |
| ହଲମ | halama | 16.67 |
| ହାଳାମ | halama | 16.67 |
| Halam in the Hindi language | ||
| हालम | halama | 37.5 |
| हलम | halama | 37.5 |
| हलाम | halama | 12.5 |
| हलीम | halima | 6.25 |
| हालमा | halama | 6.25 |
| Halam in the Arabic language | ||
| حالم | halm | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Halam
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