All over the world, Varlam (Varlam 
, Варлам 
, Шаламов 
) is quite a rare male first name. The first name Varlam is habitual in Georgia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Russia, where it is a rare male name, and Ukraine, where it is a very rare male name. Likewise, Varlam is the last name as well as the forename.