Olam Surname

137,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1351:68,5656,410
Uganda9351:41,7535,280
Philippines4071:248,74337,282
Iran2641:290,84320,828
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Olam (431) may also be a first name.

Olam Last Name Facts

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

Olam (Hindi: ओलम, Marathi: ओलम, Oriya: ଓଲାମ, Russian: Олам, Tibetan: ཨོ་ལམོ།) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olam? popularity and diffusion

Olam is the 137,142nd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,229,289 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Olam reside; 32 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Olam is also the 413,409th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 431 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,135 people, or 1 in 68,565. In Turkey Olam is most common in: Denizli Province, where 22 percent are found, Siirt Province, where 18 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.

Olam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olam last name rose 289 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Olam surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Olam last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Olam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golam8911,258/
Holam89825/
Olame89208/
Ollam8998/
Otlam8996/
Oslam8994/
Oliam8993/
Oleam8930/
Olham8911/
Oolam898/
Olgam897/
Oulam896/
Olaim893/
Olaum893/
Olyam892/
O'Lam892/
Ohlam892/
Olamm891/
Oilam891/
Goolam802,075/
Goulam80239/
Ollame80202/
Eoulam80133/
Gollam8078/
Oulame8032/
Oulham8010/
Houlam8010/
Ouslam8010/
Golyam809/
Holamn806/
Hollam805/
Golgam805/
Olaham804/
Golaam804/
Goliam803/
Oslame803/
Holamg802/
Hoilam802/
Holiam802/
Olaymk802/
Holham801/
Oislam801/
Hoslam801/
Goleam801/
Holame801/
Otlame801/
Otliam801/
Oullam801/
Oslaim801/
Olasim801/
Olasme801/
Golaum801/
Goilam801/
O'Liam801/
Hotlam801/
Outlam800/
Oillam800/
Alam754,207,732/
Olan7526,258/
Elam7523,956/
Ulam753,236/
Olom753,052/
Olañ751/
Âlam751/
Holliam7333/
Houlame7323/
Ouslame739/
Houlaim734/
Holaham733/
Hollamd733/
Goolyam733/
Holamnn732/
Ehoulam732/
Goolaam732/
Olamova731/
Outlame731/
Hollham731/
Olamowa731/
Eoulame731/
Oilliam731/
Ouliame731/
Olaimme731/
Goollam731/
Oyliame731/
Houylam731/
Hogliam731/
Goolham730/
Holleam730/
Golliam730/
Aslam671,244,376/
Allam67222,380/
Aalam67147,292/
Gulam6728,261/
Halam6715,113/
Golan6714,597/
Galam676,942/
Olang675,947/
Alaam675,112/
Alame674,954/
Elham674,139/
Ahlam673,619/
Algam673,540/
Atlam672,913/
Holan672,644/
Ellam672,471/
Alham671,485/
Oland671,288/
Ullam671,243/
Ulame671,209/
Olyan671,055/
Alamm67954/
Eliam67825/
Holom67630/
Olian67605/
Olgan67588/
Ollom67423/
Golom67421/
Olean67383/
Helam67364/
Oslan67353/
Olhan67343/
Osellame67319/
Eleam67300/
Aulam67296/
Alahm67197/
Olome67196/
Aleam67193/
Ohlan67170/
Oylan67167/
Ulham67159/
Aliam67157/
Uliam67157/
Elaim67127/
Hulam67120/
Olane67107/
Oulan6787/
Uslam6781/
Alaim6780/
Olain6777/
Alamn6776/
Ollan6763/
Olaun6762/
Alamd6745/
Oloum6745/
Olgom6742/
Alamt6736/
Alyam6729/
Oilan6728/
Alamh6726/
Eelam6722/
Alamg6721/
Uulam6720/
Alamq6715/
Elamm6714/
Otlan6714/
Alajm6713/
Elaam6712/
Ousellam6711/
Oilom6711/
Olaan6711/
Alasm6710/
Olant6710/
Ulaim6710/
Elaym679/
Alaum676/
Aelam676/
A'Lam675/
Ulaam674/
Ollamova674/
Utlam673/
Elamh673/
Oleum673/
Đolan672/
Ulamm671/
Olhausem671/
Olhom671/
Oolan671/
Houlaham671/
Hoolaham671/
Hollaham671/
Elahm671/
Ehlam671/
Eulam671/
Uilam671/
Uhlam671/
Oelom671/
Oliom671/
Hollamnn671/
Uolan671/
Țolan671/
Golań671/
Oloom671/
Ala'm671/
Al'am671/
Alatm671/
Olayn671/
Hotellam670/

Olam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olam in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་ལམོ།olamo-
Olam in the Hindi language
ओलमolama-
Olam in the Oriya language
ଓଲାମolama-
Olam in the Marathi language
ओलमolama66.67
ऑलमolama33.33
Olam in the Russian language
Оламolam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olam
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