Kálmán Forename

34,055th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 22,968 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kálmán Forename User-submission:

Kálmán is a traditional Hungarian given name of Turkic origin meaning 'remainder', 'survivor'. It has been made corresponding with the Germanic name Koloman, also spelled as Coloman or Kolman, and the Irish Coloman (Colmán) of Stockerau (who died 1012) has been made its patron saint.

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Kálmán Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary
100%
22,8291:42985
Romania
100%
811:247,5558,095
Slovakia
100%
301:177,0021,267
Czechia-71:1,522,3094,223
England-51:11,120,58476,686
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Germany-31:32,225,95964,270
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

The alternate forms: Kálman (8), Kalmán (7), Kalman (6,403), Kàlmàn (4) & Kâlmân (1) are calculated separately.

Kálmán (8,680) may also be a surname.

Kálmán Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kálmán is a traditional Hungarian given name of Turkic origin meaning 'remainder', 'survivor'. It has been made corresponding with the Germanic name Koloman, also spelled as Coloman or Kolman, and the Irish Coloman (Colmán) of Stockerau (who died 1012) has been made its patron saint. This Irish name means probably 'dove'. Kalman is also a Yiddish given name that is an abbreviated form of the Greco-Jewish Kalonymos, meaning 'beautiful name'. Kálmán figures among the Hungarian given names used with medium to low frequency. It is also turned into a family name (surname). The most famous bearer of the given name, King Kálmán the Book-Lover (in Hungarian: Könyves Kálmán), ruled Hungary from 1095 till 1116.

- kalman1959

Kálmán Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kálman948/
Kalmán947/
Kkálmán921/
Kalman896,403/
Kàlmàn894/
Kâlmân891/
Kolman67766/
Kalmon6799/
Kolmon6731/
Colmán673/
Klamwn671/

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