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

The surname Varlam (Georgian: ვარლამ, Russian: Варлам) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Varlam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Varlam is the 727,600th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Varlam live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Varlam is also the 188,088th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 1,675 people.

The surname Varlam is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 123,177. In Romania it is mostly found in: Vaslui County, where 52 percent reside, Galați County, where 23 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 34 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Varlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Varlam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Varlam surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Varlam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Varlam last name is chiefly 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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