Mlam Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mlam (37) may also be a first name.

Mlam Last Name Facts

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

Mlam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mlam live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 37 people.

The last name Mlam is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Adamawa, where 11 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mliam8925/
Mllam8910/
Mhlam891/
Mlame891/
Mellam801,197/
Millam80786/
Mlatem8021/
Mlamng809/
Mleham809/
Mhlame802/
Mlan751,080/
Mlom753/
Millham73560/
Milliam73324/
Millame7312/
Mesllam735/
Millamk731/
Mhlamme731/
Mehelam731/
Melliam731/
Millamn731/
Mellaam731/
Mellaim731/
Miellam730/
M'Lan67362/
Mhlom67324/
Mlang67148/
Mellaime67137/
Mælan6767/
Mlian6722/
Mhlan6722/
Mlaan6722/
Millaham6719/
Mlhan6710/
Millheam678/
Mllan678/
Hmlan676/
Mlane674/
Mlanh674/
Mland672/
Mlean671/
Mgilliam671/
Mlome671/
Mlyan671/
Mlann671/
Mlant671/
Mmlan671/
Mloum671/

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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 Mlam
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