Tolam Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Tolam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 343 | 1:2,236,342 | 74,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Tolam (295) may also be a first name.
Tolam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tolam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tolam (Hindi: तोलम, Marathi: तोलम, Russian: Толам) is most common in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 730,373rd most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tolam live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tolam is also the 513,559th most widespread given name globally It is held by 295 people.
Tolam is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 2,236,342. In India Tolam is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 76 percent reside, Telangana, where 17 percent reside and Manipur, where 6 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.
Tolam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tolam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tolam surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tolam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tolam in the Hindi language | ||
| तोलम | tolama | - |
| Tolam in the Marathi language | ||
| तोलम | tolama | 54.55 |
| तोलाम | tolama | 36.36 |
| तोलन | tolana | 9.09 |
| Tolam in the Russian language | ||
| Толам | tolam | - |
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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 Tolam
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