Malam

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: India

From India or Hindi, Maal-amm means "One who has knowledge of directions". It is believed to have started to be used after people from Rajasthan came to Veraval city of Gujarat for fishing around 200 years ago.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Malamy Derived from Malam
Malama Derived from Malam
Malamu Derived from Malam
Malaman Derived from Malam
Malamud Derived from Malam
Malamos Derived from Malam
Malamet Derived from Malam
Malamed Derived from Malam
Ankit India origin
Darvesh India origin

Popularity by Country

Malam

Rank #10946

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Malam

Rank #130443

Frequency 120 people (0.04 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 73.33% Hispanic 5% Asian/PI 18.33%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Malam

Rank #605860

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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