Zalam Surname
Approximately 2,392 people bear this surname
Zalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Guatemala | 685 | 1:23,478 | 1,701 |
| Jordan | 488 | 1:18,120 | 2,786 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Syria | 26 | 1:742,347 | 6,033 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Palestine | 14 | 1:324,918 | 11,054 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
Zalam (436) may also be a first name.
Zalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zalam (Arabic: ظالم, Marathi: झालम) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 178,541st most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,046,633 people. The last name Zalam is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Zalam are found; 32 percent are found in West Asia and 32 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 410,680th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 436 people.
The last name Zalam is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 763 people, or 1 in 120,492. Besides Egypt this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 29 percent live and Jordan, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalam in the Marathi language | ||
| झालम | jhalama | 75 |
| जालम | jalama | 16.67 |
| ज़लम | zalama | 8.33 |
| Zalam in the Arabic language | ||
| ظالم | zalm | - |
| ظلام | zlam | - |
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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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