Valam Surname
Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname
Valam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,812 | 1:423,325 | 22,165 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Valam (1,562) may also be a first name.
Valam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valam (Hindi: वालम, Marathi: वालम, Russian: Валам) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Valam.
How Common Is The Last Name Valam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 207,153rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,645,596 people. The last name Valam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Valam are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Valam is also the 195,999th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 1,562 people.
The surname Valam is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,812 people, or 1 in 423,325. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 61 percent reside, Gujarat, where 26 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside. Apart from India Valam is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valam in the Marathi language | ||
| वालम | valama | 95.51 |
| वाळम | valama | 1.18 |
| वालाम | valama | 0.59 |
| वलम | valama | 0.35 |
| वलं | valam | 0.24 |
| वालय | valaya | 0.12 |
| वळाम | valama | 0.12 |
| Valam in the Hindi language | ||
| वालम | valama | 64.47 |
| वलम | valama | 34.47 |
| वलाम | valama | 0.53 |
| वलमा | valama | 0.26 |
| वालाम | valama | 0.26 |
| Valam in the Russian language | ||
| Валам | valam | - |
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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 Valam
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