Talam Surname
Approximately 10,702 people bear this surname
Talam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,909 | 1:9,407 | 1,208 |
| India | 2,382 | 1:322,026 | 17,865 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Philippines | 741 | 1:136,624 | 23,118 |
| Afghanistan | 577 | 1:55,725 | 1,860 |
| Indonesia | 490 | 1:269,896 | 24,395 |
| Iran | 163 | 1:471,058 | 28,585 |
| Cameroon | 134 | 1:154,993 | 16,949 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70 | 1:50,520 | 6,304 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Talam (3,066) may also be a first name.
Talam Demographics
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Talam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Talam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Talam (Arabic: طليم, Hindi: तालम, Marathi: ताळाम, Oriya: ତାଲମ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Talam.
How Common Is The Last Name Talam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,225th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 680,952 people. The last name Talam occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Talam reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 130,340th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 3,066 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,909 people, or 1 in 9,407. In Kenya Talam is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 34 percent reside, Nandi County, where 17 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Togo, where 9 percent reside.
Talam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Talam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Talam surname grew 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Talam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Talam surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Talam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Talam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Talam in the Hindi language | ||
| तालम | talama | 79.07 |
| तलम | talama | 16.28 |
| तालाम | talama | 2.33 |
| तलाम | talama | 2.33 |
| Talam in the Marathi language | ||
| ताळाम | talama | 75.06 |
| तलाम | talama | 10.45 |
| तालाम | talama | 4.75 |
| तलम | talama | 4.51 |
| तालम | talama | 3.09 |
| तेलम | telama | 0.48 |
| तळाम | talama | 0.48 |
| Talam in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାଲମ | talama | 57.14 |
| ତଲମ | talama | 28.57 |
| ତାଲାମ | talama | 14.29 |
| Talam in the Arabic language | ||
| طليم | tlym | - |
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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 Talam
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