Varlam Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Varlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Varlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1631:123,17713,536
Ukraine1351:337,20542,145
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Varlam (1,675) may also be a first name.

Varlam Last Name Facts

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

Varlam (Georgian: ვარლამ, Russian: Варлам) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Varlam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 727,600th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Varlam reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Varlam is also the 188,088th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,675 people.

The surname Varlam is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 123,177. In Romania Varlam is most prevalent in: Vaslui County, where 52 percent live, Galați County, where 23 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent live. Outside of Romania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 34 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Varlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Varlam has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Varlam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Varlam surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (57%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Varlaam9217/
Varlan831,719/
Barlam83732/
Farlam83335/
Warlam8327/
Verlam833/
Vorlam832/
Varlamova8019,065/
Varland77500/
Barlaam77141/
Fairlam7720/
Barliam772/
Barleam772/
Varlean771/
Verlaam771/
Vaarlan771/
Verleam771/
Warlham770/
Varlaamova754/
Vaarland71181/
Varlahyn716/
Varellan713/
Fairlamd711/
Varlatyn711/
Varliant711/
Varlannd711/
Barlaham711/
Fairlaim710/
Barlan672,056/
Warlan67463/
Vârlan67341/
Barlamova67155/
Vorlamova67145/
Borlam67126/
Ferlam67100/
Varlashyn6718/
Farlamova6710/
Farlom678/
Varlanova678/
Varlahyna677/
Forlam675/
Barlom673/
Werlam672/
Varlon672/
Varlachin672/
Vearleane671/
Varillant671/
Warłam671/
Warlom670/

Varlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Varlam in the Georgian language
ვარლამvarlam-
Varlam in the Russian language
Варламvarlam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Varlam
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