Mawlam Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mawlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mawlam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4251:75,6552,216
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Mawlam (27) may also be a first name.

Mawlam Last Name Facts

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

Mawlam is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawlam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 677,464th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. Mawlam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Mawlam reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mawlam is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename on earth, held by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 75,655. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Jowzjan, where 36 percent live, Faryab, where 28 percent live and Kunduz, where 25 percent live. Barring Afghanistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Mawlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mawlam has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mawlam surname fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowlam83344/
Mawlan8312/
Mablam831/
Maiblam77625/
Mawlain775/
Matvlam773/
Mawlomg771/
Mawlane771/
Mawlian771/
Mabllam771/
Mavlan6727/
Mablan6712/
Mowlan679/
Mowlamowa674/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mawlam
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