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

The surname Qulam is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Qulam.

How Common Is The Last Name Qulam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 widely held forename internationally, held by 1,247 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 2,075,203. In Iran Qulam is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 49 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 46 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 24 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Qulam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Qulam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Qulam last name rose 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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