Pulam Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

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

Pulam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India921:8,337,667172,929
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Pulam (924) may also be a first name.

Pulam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulam (Hindi: पुलम, Marathi: पुलम, Oriya: ପୁଲମ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,222,957th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Pulam live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pulam is also the 266,476th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 924 people.

The last name Pulam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 8,337,667. In India Pulam is primarily found in: Telangana, where 60 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 21 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 13 percent reside. Outside of India Pulam is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulham911,491/
Pullam911,051/
Pulgam911,037/
Phulam91247/
Pulame91134/
Putlam9144/
Paulam9131/
Puliam9112/
Pulamm918/
Puslam918/
Pulyam915/
Pulaim913/
Puilam912/
Poulam912/
Puulam911/
Puleam910/
Pulliam8315,417/
Phuliam83184/
Phulame8334/
Pullham8320/
Pullaim8313/
Puilame838/
Pullamm836/
Paulaim836/
Pullgam834/
Pulhlam832/
Puillam832/
Pauliam831/
Puliamm831/
Pullaum831/
Phoulam831/
Putleam831/
Pulaham831/
Pulleam830/
Polam803,361/
Pulan80515/
Pilam80189/
Pulom8021/
Phulasim7711/
Pulliaum775/
Pulachem774/
Putlaham773/
Pugliamm771/
Puilliam771/
Phullamm771/
Paulatim771/
Pulliame770/
Pullan734,208/
Pullom73646/
Paulan73606/
Pulang73430/
Pulane73345/
Pulian73342/
Pulgan73158/
Phulan73134/
Pollam73128/
Poulan7386/
Pulant7344/
Pulhan7338/
Polyam7338/
Polamm7330/
Phulom7315/
Piliam7314/
Poolam7312/
Philam7312/
Peulom7312/
Puland738/
Pholam738/
Pulyan737/
Puilan735/
Putlom735/
Polaam734/
Pulain733/
Paulom733/
Pilham732/
Poleam731/
Poulom731/
Pilahm731/
Polaim731/
Pullañ731/
Puslan731/
Pulean730/
Poulain6725,362/
Putland671,375/
Paulhan67492/
Paullan67472/
Paulain67451/
Putlane67417/
Pullian67309/
Pulahan67243/
Phulaan67240/
Phulane67237/
Paulian67140/
Pouland6790/
Paulang6756/
Pulheim6739/
Phullan6738/
Poulian6727/
Pullang6719/
Pauland6716/
Pullann6715/
Poulayn6713/
Putlang6712/
Paulane6711/
Phoulom679/
Polyaim679/
Pulasin676/
Pullain676/
Pulllan676/
Pulaang675/
Pholyam675/
Pulgann674/
Peulane674/
Pollamm673/
Pullane673/
Pulland672/
Poullan672/
Pulliom672/
Polliam672/
Poulane672/
Phulang672/
Paulaan672/
Poulang672/
Paulean672/
Phulean672/
Pholiam672/
Phollam672/
Pooliam672/
Poolyam672/
Pauloim671/
Putllan671/
Puullan671/
Puglian671/
Paulyan671/
Peulain671/
Philiam671/
Puylang671/
Poulanc671/
Pouloum671/
Phutlom671/
Polhaim671/
Puliane671/
Puslang671/
Pullean670/
Pullasn670/
Pullhan670/

Pulam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulam in the Oriya language
ପୁଲମpulama-
Pulam in the Hindi language
पुलमpulama89.02
पूलमpulama10.37
पुलामpulama0.61
Pulam in the Marathi language
पुलमpulama52.17
पुलामpulama43.48
ुलालulala4.35

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