Sahalam Surname
Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname
Sahalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| India | 283 | 1:2,710,478 | 84,163 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahalam (5,512) may also be a first name.
Sahalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahalam (Bengali: সাহালম, Hindi: सहालम, Marathi: साहआलम, Oriya: ସାହାଲାମ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahalam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 241,315th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,400,692 people. Sahalam occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahalam reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sahalam is also the 90,433rd most common first name globally, borne by 5,512 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 117,867. Outside of Bangladesh Sahalam occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahalam in the Hindi language | ||
| सहालम | sahalama | 78.67 |
| साहालम | sahalama | 5.33 |
| सहलम | sahalama | 2.67 |
| साहलाम | sahalama | 2.67 |
| साहलम | sahalama | 2.67 |
| सहलाम | sahalama | 2.67 |
| साहआलम | saha'alama | 2.67 |
| सहालाम | sahalama | 1.33 |
| Sahalam in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহালম | sahalama | 66.67 |
| শাহালম | sahalama | 8.57 |
| সাহালাম | sahalama | 7.62 |
| সাহলম | sahalama | 5.71 |
| শাহলাম | sahalama | 2.86 |
| সাহলাম | sahalama | 1.9 |
| শাহলম | sahalama | 0.95 |
| সহালাম | sahalama | 0.95 |
| Sahalam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାଲାମ | sahalama | 50 |
| ସାହାଲମ | sahalama | 14.29 |
| ସାହାଲାମ୍ | sahalam | 14.29 |
| ଶାହାଲାମ | sahalama | 7.14 |
| ସାହାଆଲାମ | saha'alama | 7.14 |
| ସହାଲାମ | sahalama | 7.14 |
| Sahalam in the Marathi language | ||
| साहआलम | saha'alama | 31.82 |
| साहलम | sahalama | 18.18 |
| सहलाम | sahalama | 13.64 |
| सहालम | sahalama | 13.64 |
| सलाम | salama | 9.09 |
| शाहआलम | saha'alama | 4.55 |
| सहालाम | sahalama | 4.55 |
| आलम | alama | 4.55 |
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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
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- 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 Sahalam
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