Ulam Surname

138,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Ulam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8961:197,70411,868
Israel8511:10,0561,539
India4041:1,898,67766,232
Philippines3331:304,01942,942
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Turkey2441:318,94020,584
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Ulam (706) may also be a first name.

Ulam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulam (Hindi: उलम, Marathi: उलम, Oriya: ଉଲାମ, Russian: Улам) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,286th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,252,023 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Ulam reside; 34 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ulam is also the 310,909th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 706 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 896 people, or 1 in 197,704. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 49 percent are found, Adamawa, where 17 percent are found and Cross River, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 26 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Ulam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ulam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ulam surname rose 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ulam are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.

Ulam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,640 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulam8928,261/
Ullam891,243/
Ulame891,209/
Aulam89296/
Ulham89159/
Uliam89157/
Hulam89120/
Uslam8981/
Uulam8920/
Ulaim8910/
Oulam896/
Ulaam894/
Utlam893/
Ulamm891/
Eulam891/
Uilam891/
Uelam891/
Uhlam891/
Gulaam801,752/
Gullam80497/
Huslam80378/
Goulam80239/
Eoulam80133/
Gulyam80127/
Auslam8065/
Auliam8054/
Uislam8048/
Oulame8032/
Gaulam8031/
Uilyam8028/
Gulgam8021/
Ulliam8015/
Ahulam8012/
Uelaim8012/
Ulaham8011/
Oulham8010/
Houlam8010/
Ouslam8010/
Hulamm809/
Uliame808/
Guliam807/
Ulasim806/
Hullam805/
Hulame805/
Uhlamn804/
Gulaim804/
Uiliam803/
Aulame803/
Ullamn802/
Gulamm802/
Haulam801/
Gujlam801/
Aulamm801/
Aulamn801/
Aulgam801/
Uilham801/
Ullamm801/
Uullam801/
Uilame801/
Oullam801/
Ulasme801/
Ullahm801/
Ulgaim801/
Huelam801/
Outlam800/
Hulham800/
Hulgam800/
Ulan755,771/
Olam753,269/
Ilam752,385/
Ulom75432/
Gulliam7325/
Ulyatim7324/
Houlame7323/
Ulamova7313/
Ouslame739/
Ahulaam736/
Uggilam734/
Houlaim734/
Uilliam733/
Ulahaim733/
Hulaime733/
Uillyam732/
Gullaum732/
Huilham732/
Ehoulam732/
Outlame731/
Hulamck731/
Hullamm731/
Gullaim731/
Gullamm731/
Eoulame731/
Uilhame731/
Ouliame731/
Uliamhe731/
Ullamnn731/
Uillame731/
Houylam731/
Hulliam731/
Hgulaam731/
Huelham730/
Ilham6732,912/
Gulan6715,261/
Hilam6710,159/
Ulian673,376/
Ullom672,087/
Ulang671,977/
Hulan671,416/
Uslan67850/
Holam67825/
Ullan67554/
Ulaan67475/
Jilam67454/
Uland67440/
Ulain67260/
Ulant67204/
Illam67201/
Hulom67181/
Uhlan67158/
Iliam67158/
Ulyan67151/
Ulane67146/
Ollam6798/
Oliam6793/
Oulan6787/
Đulan6777/
Gulom6774/
Aulan6756/
Ulgan6754/
Uloom6746/
Oleam6730/
Hulamova6724/
Aulom6719/
Ilaam6716/
Uylan6712/
Ousellam6711/
Ulean679/
Oolam678/
Ulome678/
Ilamm676/
Ihlam676/
Ulhan676/
Ilaim676/
Utlan675/
Ilahm675/
Uliom674/
Ulyamova674/
Olaim673/
Olaum673/
Uilom672/
Ujlan672/
Olyam672/
Ulann672/
Ielam671/
Olamm671/
Houlaham671/
Ulaun671/
Eulan671/
Uleum671/
Husillam671/
Ulahatim671/
Utlom671/
Eulom671/
Ulank671/
Huilhame671/
Ulhom670/
Uhlom670/

Ulam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulam in the Hindi language
उलमulama-
Ulam in the Marathi language
उलमulama90.63
उलामulama4.69
उळामulama3.13
ऊलमulama1.56
Ulam in the Oriya language
ଉଲାମulama57.14
ଉଲମulama42.86
Ulam in the Russian language
Уламulam-

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