Pulgam Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pulgam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulgam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0291:745,44734,025
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Púlgám (1) are calculated separately.

Pulgam (157) may also be a first name.

Pulgam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulgam (Marathi: पुलगम) is most common in India. It may be rendered as a variant: Púlgám. For other possible spellings of Pulgam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulgam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 351,607th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,027,527 people. The surname Pulgam is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pulgam reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pulgam is also the 732,696th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 157 people.

The surname Pulgam is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 745,447. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 61 percent live, Maharashtra, where 31 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Besides India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Oman, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pullgam924/
Pulam91191/
Púlgám891/
Pulingam8612/
Pulgasem869/
Pulham831,491/
Pullam831,051/
Phulam83247/
Pulgan83158/
Pulame83134/
Putlam8344/
Paulam8331/
Polgam8315/
Puliam8312/
Pulamm838/
Puslam838/
Pulyam835/
Pulaim833/
Puilam832/
Poulam832/
Puulam831/
Puleam830/
Pulliam7715,417/
Phuliam77184/
Phulame7734/
Pullham7720/
Pullaim7713/
Puilame778/
Paulaim776/
Pullamm776/
Pulngan775/
Pulgann774/
Puillam772/
Pulhlam772/
Pauliam771/
Puliamm771/
Pullaum771/
Phoulam771/
Pulaham771/
Putleam771/
Poolgam771/
Pulleam770/
Polam733,361/
Pulom7321/
Pulliaum715/
Phoolgam714/
Putlaham713/
Phullamm711/
Puilliam711/
Pugliamm711/
Pulingan711/
Pulliame710/
Pullom67646/
Pollam67128/
Polgan67118/
Polyam6738/
Polamm6730/
Phulom6715/
Peulom6712/
Poolam6712/
Paulingan679/
Pholam678/
Putlom675/
Polaam674/
Paulom673/
Polaim671/
Pulgão671/
Poulom671/
Poleam671/

Pulgam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulgam in the Marathi language
पुलगमpulagama95.87
पुलगामpulagama1.38
पूलगमpulagama0.92

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