Pailam Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pailam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pailam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
India101:76,706,538639,611
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pailam (20) may also be a first name.

Pailam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pailam (Marathi: पैलाम) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pailam.

How Common Is The Last Name Pailam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Pailam live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 94 percent are found and East New Britain, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and The Philippines, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paillam921/
Palam912,935/
Pilam91189/
Pailan8312,369/
Pallam834,722/
Palyam83782/
Paalam83475/
Pitlam83299/
Palame83223/
Paliam83195/
Phalam83111/
Palham8376/
Patlam8351/
Pailom8341/
Paulam8331/
Piliam8314/
Philam8312/
Paslam8311/
Palaum8310/
Pilyam837/
Palaam837/
Palgam836/
Palaim835/
Paleam834/
Pilame833/
Pilham832/
Puilam832/
Pahlam832/
Ppalam831/
Palaym831/
Pilahm831/
Pilgam830/
Paillan772,556/
Phailom77341/
Pailang77278/
Pajilan77110/
Pailane77101/
Palacim7737/
Palliam7734/
Paalyam7733/
Pailian7720/
Puilame778/
Palatim777/
Pehalam777/
Paulaim776/
Palasym776/
Pailyan775/
Palleam775/
Palhame775/
Palaham775/
Patliam775/
Palasim775/
Pallyam774/
Phaliam774/
Phitlam774/
Phaalam773/
Paalaym773/
Phallam773/
Pahalam773/
Puillam772/
Payilan772/
Pailain772/
Palhamn772/
Payalam772/
Phalame772/
Phahlam772/
Phailan772/
Pattlam771/
Pauliam771/
Phalamm771/
Pittlam771/
Pijilam771/
Pailant771/
Paliatm771/
Paellam771/
Pallaym771/
Payelam771/
Patlame771/
Philiam771/
Piyelam771/
Pilamne771/
Pahlham770/
Palan7310,713/
Pilan732,201/
Palom73239/
Pelam73112/
Pilom7334/
Pylam732/
Palamova711,266/
Paillant71686/
Phailane71207/
Paillain7162/
Philliam719/
Pallatim718/
Pasillan714/
Pailahan713/
Patillan712/
Pailiang712/
Paujilan711/
Peggilam711/
Payilyan711/
Puilliam711/
Phalasim711/
Paillanc711/
Pailland711/
Paallyam711/
Palassim711/
Payelame711/
Paislain711/
Pacillan711/
Phuyalam711/
Phailang711/
Payilane711/
Phatlame711/
Phallame711/
Paileang711/
Paulatim711/
Paitland710/
Patlan6712,460/
Pilane6711,808/
Pelham676,157/
Phalan674,161/
Palang673,478/
Pallan672,546/
Piland672,120/
Palian672,117/
Palyan671,794/
Paylan671,344/
Palgan671,317/
Pilant671,112/
Paalan67930/
Palane67881/
Paland67859/
Palean67693/
Paulan67606/
Paslan67549/
Pilang67538/
Palome67483/
Pahlan67430/
Palant67415/
Pislan67322/
Pailon67286/
Palain67236/
Pilian67203/
Pilain67126/
Peelam67120/
Poilan67115/
Palaumova67100/
Phalom6769/
Philan6765/
Phailiang6754/
Paelan6745/
Philom6738/
Palhan6732/
Pilhan6727/
Pallom6723/
Palann6721/
Pilyan6721/
Phelam6717/
Petlam6717/
Peilan6710/
Patillain6710/
Pealan679/
Patlom679/
Pilňan678/
Phailahan678/
Pehlam677/
Pislom677/
Pilaan676/
Palaan675/
Puilan675/
Pylamt674/
Palaín674/
Pilaun674/
Palanc673/
Pilayn673/
Pelahm673/
Geepalyam673/
Paulom673/
Pilean673/
Pealom673/
Pitlan672/
Pilome672/
Pajlan672/
Poulam672/
Piolan672/
Pilgan672/
Pelaum672/
Paslom672/
Payaslyam671/
Pelgam671/
Paisllant671/
Palayn671/
Paleym671/
Palhom671/
Vpalan671/
Pielan671/
Paylom671/
Peliam671/
Palyom671/
Pallañ671/
Paloum671/
Palañe671/
Paleum671/
Palanh671/
Pailllant671/
Pailón671/
Pelame671/
Pitlom671/
Ppalan671/
Phayilane671/
Palasn671/
Piloom670/

Pailam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pailam in the Marathi language
पैलामpailama50
पैलमpailama50

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