Nlam Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nlam (36) may also be a first name.

Nlam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nlam (Marathi: नीलम) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nlam reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: South Region, where 52 percent reside, Centre Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nliam89377/
Nlame8914/
Nellam8058/
Nillam8050/
Nhlame801/
Nlom75907/
Nlan7512/
Neellam7317/
Nilliam737/
Nillamm732/
Nlang67379/
Nlome6789/
Nleum677/
Nlian676/
Nlane675/
Nllan672/
Nlasn671/
Nhlan671/
N'Lan671/
Nellhamn671/

Nlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nlam in the Marathi language
नीलमnilama-

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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 Nlam
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