Meelam Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Meelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand881:802,708129,613
India51:153,413,076951,030
England31:18,572,686338,250
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

Meelam (75) may also be a first name.

Meelam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meelam (Hindi: नीलम, Tibetan: མི་ལམ་) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meelam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Meelam live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 75 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 802,708. In Thailand Meelam is primarily concentrated in: Krabi Province, where 86 percent are found, Bangkok, where 8 percent are found and Nonthaburi Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Thailand it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Meelam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Meelam last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeliam929/
Meelahm924/
Meeleam922/
Mehelam921/
Meehlam921/
Melam914,413/
Meslam83572/
Melaim83510/
Melham83446/
Meelan8378/
Melame8366/
Meliam8342/
Meulam8330/
Meelom8320/
Mealam8316/
Meilam8315/
Melaam8313/
Maelam8312/
Meylam8310/
Meleam838/
Melgam835/
Mehlam833/
Melamm831/
Mmelam831/
Messellam802/
Mealham7737/
Meillam7716/
Meelang778/
Mehalam776/
Meelian775/
Muelyam775/
Melasim774/
Meeland774/
Meliame772/
Meallam772/
Melhame772/
Meilham772/
Meelean771/
Moehlam771/
Meliaim771/
Majelam771/
Meuliam771/
Melaham771/
Meiylam771/
Meslame771/
Mehlame771/
Miellam770/
Miehlam770/
Mealiam770/
Malam7382,371/
Milam7316,694/
Melan734,444/
Molam732,514/
Melom731,224/
Mylam73162/
Mehelean71107/
Meelheim7132/
Meheloum717/
Mehelane715/
Maiellam715/
Meeliang712/
Meeglian711/
Meelehan711/
Melau'me711/
Metellan711/
Mallam6769,018/
Melian6719,916/
Melean679,214/
Meylan674,339/
Melane674,152/
Maalam673,679/
Meland673,054/
Milham671,639/
Meilan671,619/
Melang671,189/
Molham67807/
Melyan67765/
Malham67625/
Mislam67533/
Miliam67452/
Melahn67391/
Melaan67306/
Mollam67303/
Mehlan67297/
Milame67233/
Maylam67229/
Mailam67221/
Maliam67168/
Melain67163/
Melhan67162/
Melant67120/
Mahlam6796/
Mielan6790/
Muilam6788/
Meslan6779/
Malaim6775/
Melgan6770/
Malaum6767/
Meulan6760/
Milaim6758/
Melaun6753/
Mitlam6752/
Meloum6751/
Moulam6750/
Milgam6743/
Myslam6736/
Malamm6730/
Malaam6721/
Meylamova6718/
Mleham679/
Mhalam678/
Maulam677/
Molaim676/
Molamm675/
Meelon675/
Melhom674/
Majlam674/
Melanh674/
Mmalam674/
Mohlam673/
Maleam673/
Metlan673/
Malahm673/
Melayn672/
Milamh672/
Milamn672/
Melann672/
Mealan672/
Melanc672/
Meloom672/
Mojlam671/
Milamm671/
Melyamova671/
Moylam671/
Mehelaine671/
Meilom671/
Malamh671/
Maelom671/
Mala'm671/
Milyam671/
Milaïm671/
Molaam671/
Melìan671/
Moliam671/
Mholam671/
Mileam671/
Mecelland670/
Mihlam670/
Meleum670/

Meelam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meelam in the Tibetan language
མི་ལམ་milam-
Meelam in the Hindi language
नीलमnilama66.67
मीलमmilama33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meelam
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