Cognomen גולאם (Gholam 
, Ghoulam 
, גולאם 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common last name. The last name גולאם is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, Macao, where it is quite a rare surname, and Morocco. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Morocco, and Algeria. Likewise, גולאם is the forename as well as the last name.