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
Valam (Hindi: वालम, Marathi: वालम, Russian: Валам) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Valam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 207,153rd most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,645,596 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Valam reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Valam is also the 195,999th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,562 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,812 people, or 1 in 423,325. In India Valam is most common in: Maharashtra, where 61 percent are found, Gujarat, where 26 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
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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