Sanlam Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sanlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanlam (11) may also be a first name.

Sanlam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanlam (Marathi: संलाम) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanlam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Sanlam reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

Sanlam is most widely held in India, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 57 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside and Telangana, where 19 percent reside. Besides India Sanlam occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent reside and Namibia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samnlam925/
Sianlam921/
Sannlam921/
Seanlam921/
Sonlam832,314/
Janlam83190/
Samlam8320/
Sanlan8312/
Sanlom8310/
Sanlain77243/
Sanlang77119/
Sanlian7739/
Sanland7738/
Chanlam7718/
Shamlam779/
Sanılan774/
Shanlan772/
Scanlom772/
Sonlame772/
Sainlan771/
Sanhlan771/
Cainlam771/
Canliam771/
Janliam771/
Seanlan771/
Shanlian7170/
Shanlyan7118/
Songliam7117/
Sanlaung7112/
Sanglian715/
Sanillan714/
Sanleang711/
Chanliam711/
Shanllan711/
Shanlang711/
Sannland711/
Shanland711/
Sainland711/
Seanland710/
Schanlan710/
Samlan671,177/
Canlom67852/
Sonlom67554/
Şanlan67328/
Somlam67178/
Sanlon67130/
Jamlam6742/
Chanlaham6736/
Janlom6719/
Sangillan675/
Shanliang672/
Sainlanne672/
Seanlaung672/
Conlam672/
Schanland672/
Zamlam671/
Zanlan671/
Saunlaung671/
Sainillan671/
Saniellan671/
Shainlane671/
Seanglian671/
Samlom671/
Shainlain670/

Sanlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanlam in the Marathi language
संलामsanlama-

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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 Sanlam
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