Oorlam Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oorlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oorlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Oorlam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oorlam is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oorlam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Oorlam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oorlam reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Oorlam is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 50 percent reside, Free State, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside.

Oorlam Last Name Statistics demography

Oorlam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.86% less than the national average, earning R 57,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orlam91230/
Orliam8356/
Horlam8313/
Orlaam835/
Orlgam831/
Orllam831/
Gorlam830/
Oirliam776/
Hoorlan771/
Goorlan770/
Orlan73448/
Urlam73230/
Orlom7398/
Arlam7351/
Orlamova719/
Orlain671,428/
Orland671,027/
Orlean67468/
Arhlam67273/
Orlian67163/
Horlan67101/
Harlam6771/
Gorlan6750/
Orlang6749/
Orlane6711/
Urllam677/
Arlaim671/
Uorlan671/
Oirlan671/
Orlayn671/
Orlanė671/
Orlant671/
Gurlam671/
Garlam671/

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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 Oorlam
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