Seelam Surname
Approximately 52,497 people bear this surname
Seelam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 52,091 | 1:14,725 | 1,213 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Seelam (3,976) may also be a first name.
Seelam Demographics
Average Seelam Salary in
United States
$39,572 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seelam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seelam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seelam (Hindi: सीलम, Marathi: िसलम, Oriya: ସିଲମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seelam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,708th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 138,818 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Seelam live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,851st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 3,976 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 52,091 people, or 1 in 14,725. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 70 percent are found, Telangana, where 29 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Seelam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seelam last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.
Seelam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $39,572 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seelam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seelam in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलम | silama | 76.47 |
| शीलम | silama | 17.65 |
| सिलम | silama | 2.94 |
| शिलम | silama | 2.94 |
| Seelam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲମ | silama | 66.67 |
| ସିଲାମୁ | silamu | 33.33 |
| Seelam in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलम | isalama | 41.3 |
| सीलम | silama | 21.74 |
| िशलम | isalama | 19.57 |
| सीलाम | silama | 15.22 |
| शीलम | silama | 2.17 |
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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 Seelam
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