Nlam Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Nlam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 112 | 1:185,438 | 19,429 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 surname Nlam (Marathi: नीलम) is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nlam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,666,404th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nlam live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 36 people.
The surname Nlam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 52 percent are found, Centre Region, where 33 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nlam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nlam in the Marathi language | ||
| नीलम | nilama | - |
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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
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- 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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