Solam Surname
Approximately 2,583 people bear this surname
Solam Surname Definition:
SOLAM, Solamh: Gaelic bye-forms of Biblical Solomon. The Old Irish Salemón, a loan from Latin Salomõ-, is due to the influence of native names in -em-ón, like Éremón, from Ériu, Ireland. The name was introduced by the Normans.
Solam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,380 | 1:322,296 | 17,872 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Solam (850) may also be a first name.
Solam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SOLAM, Solamh: Gaelic bye-forms of Biblical Solomon. The Old Irish Salemón, a loan from Latin Salomõ-, is due to the influence of native names in -em-ón, like Éremón, from Ériu, Ireland. The name was introduced by the Normans.
Solam Demographics
Average Solam Salary in
United States
$76,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Solam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Solam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Solam (Bengali: সোলাম, Hindi: सोलम, Marathi: सोलम, Oriya: େସାଲମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Solam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Solam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 167,441st most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,821,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Solam are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Solam is also the 279,628th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 850 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 2,380 people, or 1 in 322,296. In India Solam is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 55 percent are found, Gujarat, where 19 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Solam Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Solam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.37% less than the national average, earning R 15,756 per year and in United States they earn 76.86% more than the national average, earning $76,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Solam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Solam in the Bengali language | ||
| সোলাম | solama | - |
| Solam in the Hindi language | ||
| सोलम | solama | 96.88 |
| सोलाम | solama | 3.13 |
| Solam in the Marathi language | ||
| सोलम | solama | 94.51 |
| सोलाम | solama | 1.83 |
| सोसम | sosama | 0.61 |
| सोळम | solama | 0.61 |
| मोलम | molama | 0.61 |
| सोहम | sohama | 0.61 |
| Solam in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଲମ | esalama | 66.67 |
| େଶାଲମ | esalama | 33.33 |
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