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

The last name Mawlam is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mawlam.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawlam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 677,464th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Mawlam are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name globally, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 75,655. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Jowzjan, where 36 percent live, Faryab, where 28 percent live and Kunduz, where 25 percent live. Beside Afghanistan Mawlam is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Mawlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mawlam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mawlam last name declined 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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