Matlam Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Matlam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matlam (30) may also be a first name.
Matlam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matlam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matlam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻼﻡ, Hindi: मतलम) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matlam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Matlam reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Matlam is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: National Capital District, where 54 percent live, New Ireland, where 23 percent live and Bougainville, where 8 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matlam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matlam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺗﻼﻡ | matlam | - |
| Matlam in the Hindi language | ||
| मतलम | matalama | - |
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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 Matlam
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