Zalmal Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zalmal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalmal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Zalmal (9) may also be a first name.

Zalmal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalmal (Hindi: जलाल, Marathi: झलमल) is found most in Afghanistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zalmal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalmal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zalmal is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zalmal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most common given name in the world It is held by 9 people.

This surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan Zalmal is primarily found in: Ghor, where 33 percent reside, Kabul, where 33 percent reside and Paktika, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmal8376/
Calmal839/
Zolmal831/
Jalmal831/
Chalmal7764/
Jhalmal7725/
Salmail779/
Shalmal776/
Jalmale772/
Sallmal770/
Cailmail7186/
Challmal7125/
Chalmale715/
Schalmal711/
Colmal671/
Calmol671/
Salmol671/
Calmalova671/
Calmeil6294/
Chalmol624/
Salmoul621/
Coolmal621/
Cholmale574/
Colmol501/

Zalmal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalmal in the Hindi language
जलालjalala-
Zalmal in the Marathi language
झलमलjhalamala-

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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 Zalmal
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