Khoulam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Khoulam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Khoulam (9) may also be a first name.
Khoulam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khoulam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khoulam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﻼﻡ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khoulam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khoulam live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 9 people.
The last name Khoulam is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 67 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khoulam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khoulam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻏﻼﻡ | ghlam | - |
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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 Khoulam
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