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.

DNA test information

Nlam 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
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) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,666,404th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nlam are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon Nlam is mostly concentrated in: South Region, where 52 percent live, Centre Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Nlam exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

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