Mahalam Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Mahalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Mahalam (369) may also be a first name.
Mahalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahalam (Bengali: মাহালম, Hindi: महालम, Marathi: महालम, Oriya: ମାହାଲାମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahalam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,106,139th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Mahalam is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahalam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 452,461st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 369 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside, Gujarat, where 18 percent reside and Assam, where 15 percent reside. Apart from India Mahalam is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 8 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahalam in the Marathi language | ||
| महालम | mahalama | 95.24 |
| महलम | mahalama | 2.38 |
| माहालम | mahalama | 2.38 |
| Mahalam in the Hindi language | ||
| महालम | mahalama | 66.67 |
| महलम | mahalama | 33.33 |
| Mahalam in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহালম | mahalama | 50 |
| মহালম | mahalama | 50 |
| Mahalam in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାହାଲାମ | mahalama | 33.33 |
| ମାହାଲମ | mahalama | 33.33 |
| ମାହାଲାମ୍ | mahalam | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Mahalam
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