Mahaalam Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Mahaalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahaalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Mahaalam (57) may also be a first name.

Mahaalam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahaalam (Hindi: माहआलम, Marathi: महाआलम) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahaalam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahaalam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mahaalam is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 83 percent live and Gujarat, where 17 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 13 percent live and Nepal, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaaalam941/
Mahalam9380/
Mhaalam931/
Mahalaum887/
Mahalaim884/
Mahallam882/
Maalam863,679/
Mahlam8696/
Mhalam868/
Mahatlame821/
Maallam8047/
Maailam806/
Maalyam805/
Mahalom804/
Maalaam803/
Maalamm802/
Malhlam801/
Maalame801/
Maalaim801/
Ma'alam801/
Malam7782,371/
Mahaloum753/
Malhaame751/
Mallam7169,018/
Malame713,444/
Malham71625/
Maslam71388/
Malgam71374/
Maylam71229/
Mailam71221/
Maliam71168/
Malyam71141/
Maalom71121/
Malaim7175/
Malaum7167/
Malamm7130/
Malaam7121/
Matlam7120/
Mealam7116/
Maelam7112/
Maulam717/
Mahlom715/
Mmalam714/
Majlam714/
Mohlam713/
Mehlam713/
Maleam713/
Malahm713/
Mala'm711/
Malamd711/
Malatm711/
Mhalom711/
Mholam711/
Malamh711/
Maaloum673,323/
Mailaam67831/
Malhame67177/
Mallamm67119/
Maliame67106/
Mallame6748/
Maaslom6739/
Mealham6737/
Malllam6727/
Malaham6725/
Matliam6714/
Mailame6712/
Molaham6711/
Mahloum678/
Maullam676/
Mallaam676/
Malliam675/
Mallahm675/
Malleam674/
Malgaam674/
Maslame673/
Malahum673/
Mailamm673/
Mailyam673/
Mallyam673/
Maillam672/
Matlame672/
Mmallam672/
Meallam672/
Malaame671/
Mailahm671/
Maliamm671/
Maulamm671/
Matlaam671/
Meehlam671/
Moehlam671/
Masllam671/
Maislam671/
Malayme671/
Melaham671/
Mohlaum671/
Malaume671/
Mallaum671/
Hmallam671/
Mahlhom670/
Mealiam670/

Mahaalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahaalam in the Marathi language
महाआलमmaha'alama-
Mahaalam in the Hindi language
माहआलमmaha'alama85.71
महाआलमmaha'alama10.71
महआलमmaha'alama3.57

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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 Mahaalam
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