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Where Does The Last Name Malam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Malam (Arabic: ملام, Bengali: মলম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻻﻡ, Hindi: मालम, Marathi: मालम, Oriya: ମାଲାମ, Russian: Малам, Tibetan: སྨོན་ལམ་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Malam is the 6,862^nd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 88,472 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Malam live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,854^th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 153,177 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 61,648 people, or 1 in 2,873. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Jigawa, where 15 percent are found and Katsina, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Malam exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 12 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Malam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Malam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Malam surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Malam last name are 26.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Malam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning 218,682 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.53% more than the national average, earning $69,324 CAD per year.