Surlam Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Surlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Surlam Last Name Facts

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

Surlam occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surlam? popularity and diffusion

Surlam is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Surlam occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Surlam live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Surlam is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorlam83173/
Surlan8379/
Surland77189/
Shirlam7774/
Szurlan7730/
Suirlan7717/
Surlian779/
Shurlan778/
Surlane771/
Surlain771/
Suurlan771/
Sourlan771/
Shurlom770/
Shurlamova752/
Suurland71502/
Shurland71263/
Suhrland7139/
Suurlant7115/
Sourland713/
Shurlane713/
Surlehan711/
Curillam711/
Surlanne711/
Saurland710/
Šurlan67943/
Sourillan6750/
Suthrland675/
Shaurland673/
Sorlan672/
Curlom670/

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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 Surlam
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