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) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,541st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,046,633 people. The surname Zalam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Zalam reside; 32 percent reside in West Asia and 32 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 410,680th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 436 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 763 people, or 1 in 120,492. Outside of Egypt it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 29 percent are found and Jordan, where 20 percent are found.
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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- 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 Zalam
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