Around the globe, 马拉姆 (Mallam 
, 马拉姆 
) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely female first name. The first name 马拉姆 is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common masculine name, Ghana, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but infrequently feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Ghana, and India. Likewise, 马拉姆 is the last name as well as the forename.