Around the world, ฉลาม (Chalam 
, Sharka 
, Sharker 
) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The first name ฉลาม is characteristic of Thailand, where it is a rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name, Israel, where it is a rare unisex name, and India, where it is a rare dominantly male, but infrequently feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Thailand, and Bangladesh. More frequently, ฉลาม is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chalam | Thailand, United Arab Emirates, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
| Sharka | Greece, Albania, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
| Sharker | Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
| ฉลาม | Thailand |