Malakam Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Malakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3621:563,19027,583
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Malakam (928) may also be a first name.

Malakam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malakam (Hindi: मलकां, Marathi: मळकाम, Oriya: ମାଲକମ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakam? popularity and diffusion

Malakam is the 271,949th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. Malakam is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Malakam are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 265,593rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 928 people.

The last name Malakam is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,362 people, or 1 in 563,190. In India Malakam is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent are found, Gujarat, where 10 percent are found and Telangana, where 8 percent are found. Beside India Malakam exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malakam in the Marathi language
मळकामmalakama83.07
मलकामmalakama14.62
मलगामmalagama0.58
मऴकामmalakama0.23
मळकमmalakama0.23
मडकामmadakama0.23
माळकामmalakama0.23
मयारामmayarama0.12
मलाबाईmalaba'i0.12
मोळकमmolakama0.06
माळकमmalakama0.06
Malakam in the Oriya language
ମାଲକମmalakama66.67
ମାଲକମ୍malakam16.67
ମଲକମ୍malakam16.67
Malakam in the Hindi language
मलकांmalakam60
मलकामmalakama40

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malakam
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