Vailam Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Vailam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
The alternate forms: Vaïlam (385) are calculated separately.
Vailam (251) may also be a first name.
Vailam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vailam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vailam (Hindi: वैलम, Marathi: वैलम) is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vaïlam. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vailam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,380,086th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Vailam occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vailam are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 562,655th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 251 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 138,460. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 99 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vailam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vailam in the Hindi language | ||
| वैलम | vailama | - |
| Vailam in the Marathi language | ||
| वैलम | vailama | - |
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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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- 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 Vailam
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