Nalm Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nalm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Nalm (23) may also be a first name.

Nalm Last Name Facts

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

Nalm (Arabic: نيلم, Hindi: नालम) is most common in Malaysia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Nalm reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Nalm is most prevalent in: Johor, where 71 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent reside and Penang, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Nalm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nalm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nalm surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalme8911/
Nallm894/
Nealm892/
Ngalm891/
Nailm891/
Nailem804/
Naselm801/
Neaulme732/
Hnaaslm732/
Naselme731/
Neilm672/
Nolme672/
Ngolm671/
Ånholm606/
Neilem602/
Notleme5538/

Nalm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalm in the Hindi language
नालमnalama-
Nalm in the Arabic language
نيلمnylm-

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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 Nalm
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