Qulam Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Qulam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qulam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Qulam (1,247) may also be a first name.

Qulam Last Name Facts

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

Qulam is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qulam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Qulam live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qulam is also the 223,669th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 1,247 people.

This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,075,203. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 49 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 46 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 24 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Qulam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Qulam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Qulam surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qulham910/
Qlam892/
Quillam8327/
Ngqulam831/
Qulliam830/
Qulan80268/
Qulamova772,112/
Quilliam771,480/
Quillaum771/
Qulyan7317/
Qulang734/
Quloom733/
Qulian733/
Quslan732/
Qulhan732/
Qllyam731/
Quwlan731/
Qullan730/
Quillaume712/
Quilliame711/
Qulyamova711/
Quillayme710/
Klam671,796/
Quillan67960/
Clam67790/
Guillam67133/
Quellan678/
Qlan675/
Quilleaume673/
Qulaten673/
Qilliam672/
Quliang672/
Qulahan671/
Guellam671/
Qukland671/
Quliant671/
Qusloom671/

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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 Qulam
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