Puttalam Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Puttalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Puttalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puttalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puttalam occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puttalam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Puttalam is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Puttalam is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Puttalam are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottalam | 88 | 5 | / |
| Puthalam | 88 | 3 | / |
| Putalame | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phuthalam | 82 | 298 | / |
| Potthalam | 82 | 5 | / |
| Puttalang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pittalamm | 82 | 1 | / |
| Putalan | 80 | 567 | / |
| Pitalam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Potalam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puttaleang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Puthalan | 75 | 15 | / |
| Puttalong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Poothalam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Puthalyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Putolan | 67 | 71 | / |
| Potalan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Phutthalong | 63 | 2 | / |
| Puthalon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phutaloon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Potolan | 53 | 39 | / |
| Phuthotlong | 53 | 9 | / |
| Potolann | 50 | 5 | / |
| Putholon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Puttalam
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