Maltam Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maltam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maltam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Maltam (191) may also be a first name.

Maltam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maltam (Georgian: მალთამ, Hindi: मलतम) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maltam.

How Common Is The Last Name Maltam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Maltam is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Maltam reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 55 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Maltam is also the 657,437th most common first name at a global level, held by 191 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Maltam is most common in: East New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Maltam is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maltham9259/
Malthame861/
Maltan83249/
Maltom831/
Maltane7715/
Malthan7710/
Maltang776/
Moltham774/
Malttan771/
Maltoum771/
Maultan770/
Malthane711,298/
Maultang711/
Malthoum711/
Mailtang711/
Mooltham711/
Maldtane711/
Maaltoum711/
Maltahne711/
Mailtand710/
Maldthan710/
Malton671,155/
Moltan677/
Malthasen675/
Moltom671/
Maltthane671/
Maltonova671/
Maltanova671/

Maltam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maltam in the Georgian language
მალთამmaltam-
Maltam in the Hindi language
मलतमmalatama-

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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 Maltam
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