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Where Does The Last Name Orlam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Orlam (Russian: Орлам) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,076,574^th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Orlam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Orlam are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 45 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Orlam Last Name Statistics ^demography

Orlam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.52% less than the national average, earning R 105,708 per year.