Zalama Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Zalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 179 | 1:261,185 | 16,468 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| El Salvador | 68 | 1:93,292 | 1,600 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Zalama (46) may also be a first name.
Zalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zalama (Marathi: झलमा) is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zalama is the 730,373rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. Zalama occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Zalama are found; 45 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Zalama is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 261,185. In Spain Zalama is most prevalent in: Castile and León, where 65 percent are found, Basque Country, where 17 percent are found and Cantabria, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Spain this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 31 percent are found and El Salvador, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalama in the Marathi language | ||
| झलमा | jhalama | 86.67 |
| झालमा | jhalama | 13.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zalama
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