Iolam Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Iolam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Iolam (12) may also be a first name.
Iolam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iolam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iolam has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iolam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Iolam are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iolam is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The last name Iolam is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 86 percent live and Taraba, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 13 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Iolam
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