Calame Surname

153,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Calame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9991:8,2211,341
United States7881:459,97339,258
France6721:98,84314,460
Indonesia1441:918,39768,422
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
England571:977,51048,999
Jamaica311:92,5794,005
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Panama101:391,2268,067
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Calamé (10) are calculated separately.

Calame Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Calame Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Calame (Hindi: कलाम) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Calamé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calame? popularity and diffusion

Calame is the 153,491st most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,544,534 people. The surname Calame is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Calame are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 999 people, or 1 in 8,221. In Switzerland Calame is most frequent in: Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 46 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 18 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 17 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and France, where 23 percent are found.

Calame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Calame has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calame Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Calame surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Calame earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,663 per year; in United States they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $48,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.26% less than the national average, earning $40,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calamé9410/
Calamea9221/
Callame9211/
Calamer928/
Chalame925/
Calames921/
Calamez921/
Calamme921/
Calasme921/
Calaime921/
Calam913,905/
Cahlamer8621/
Calhamer867/
Caulamet864/
Tchalame862/
Calahame861/
Calamess861/
Caylamme861/
Callamer860/
Salame8328,830/
Kalame831,062/
Calama83970/
Caalam83753/
Callam83618/
Calami83360/
Caslam83309/
Calgam83158/
Calamy83114/
Qalame8399/
Calaim8394/
Calime8389/
Zalame8338/
Colame8329/
Caleme8328/
Cailam8323/
Calome8318/
Caliam838/
Calyam837/
Calham834/
Jalame833/
Catlam830/
Calaum830/
Salameh7762,922/
Calamai772,549/
Zalamea771,870/
Salamea771,835/
Cotlame77817/
Salayme77739/
Callama77201/
Calamay77191/
Calemme77151/
Calomme77145/
Salamey77145/
Salamie77111/
Csalami7790/
Kalameu7778/
Calamis7766/
Kalameh7749/
Callham7748/
Calimee7744/
Kalamäe7737/
Kallame7732/
Jhalame7730/
Kalatme7725/
Chalami7721/
Calaham7716/
Chalome7716/
Sallame7713/
Colasme7712/
Salamee7711/
Calomee779/
Caelami779/
Colames778/
Colamer777/
Khalame777/
Kalamme777/
Salamei777/
Caliama777/
Kalamei776/
Cailama776/
Kaliame776/
Calomer775/
Calamit774/
Calyamy774/
Cahalam774/
Jalamet773/
Kalamey773/
Saliame773/
Salyame772/
Kalasme772/
Zalamei772/
Calammi772/
Jalameh772/
Katlame771/
Kalaame771/
Salhame771/
Calhome771/
Zalames771/
Kailame771/
Kalyame771/
Zialame771/
Qalamei771/
Saleame771/
Caaalam771/
Caileam771/
Caillam771/
Calomge771/
Calliam771/
Calamiy771/
Calamoa771/
Calasmi771/
Calaemi771/
Zalamet771/
Calimea771/
Chalamy771/
Kalamee771/
Callome770/
Calomes770/
Callamy770/
Callamm770/
Colhame770/
Calhaum770/
Kalam73190,035/
Qalam735,038/
Colam73162/
Calom7324/
Callaham711,450/
Calamaya71640/
Salaymeh71471/
Collamer71262/
Kalamees71261/
Kalamedh71143/
Kalhamer7187/
Khalamei7157/
Chalamai7152/
Salaimeh7142/
Kalamets7140/
Chalamay7132/
Gialames7126/
Kallames7115/
Salamieh7111/
Calamaiy7110/
Kalahmer718/
Coulamie716/
Kalayame716/
Katlamei716/
Saleamea715/
Ckalamma714/
Chalamgi714/
Tshalame714/
Khalamey713/
Sallamie713/
Khalamez713/
Salameah712/
Kaliyame712/
Cheaulam712/
Salaaime712/
Sallaume712/
Kahlamer711/
Kalamech711/
Calheime711/
Cheallam711/
Colejame711/
Zallamea711/
Qualamie711/
Challami711/
Kallamey711/
Kahalame711/
Kalatmeh711/
Salahmeh711/
Callaima711/
Calajama711/
Caylasmi711/
Kallyame711/
Kalameah711/
Callomer710/
Callimey710/
Kalamess710/
Calhaham710/
Chealham710/
Kalameas710/
Salami67216,438/
Kalama6724,665/
Salome6720,419/
Kalami677,587/
Kallam677,248/
Colome673,997/
Khalam67891/
Coulam67850/
Salamy67838/
Kaleme67701/
Kalaam67476/
Zalama67397/
Kalyam67315/
Kalham67255/
Kalhammer67207/
Kalome67188/
Qalami67138/
Kahlhamer67134/
Kaalam67127/
Zalami67118/
Kolame6775/
Kaliam6768/
Kailam6762/
Kalamm6761/
Calemi6757/
Colama6751/
Jalami6748/
Kalime6748/
Caloma6741/
Caulamgai6736/
Kalamh6728/
Sallamieh6726/
Kalameets6722/
Solame6722/
Kelame6721/
Colehamer6720/
Qalamy6720/
Collam6718/
Zalome6718/
Kealam6715/
Kallasmäe6715/
Calimé6714/
Callom6713/
Kalaim6713/
Kalamajje6713/
Kaulam6711/
Kaleam6711/
Challamgi6710/
Kalgam678/
Qualam677/
Chalamaya677/
Kahlam677/
Kaliyamer676/
Coleme675/
Qalaam675/
Coliam675/
Jalome674/
Chalgoume674/
Qalamh674/
Salamí673/
Colime673/
Salamè673/
Jolame672/
Kalaum672/
Colham672/
Salamj672/
Caliom672/
Célamy672/
Kalamy672/
Caloum671/
Kaylam671/
Kalamj671/
Kkalam671/
Qhalam671/
Caseellam671/
Calomy671/
Chollamge671/
Caylom671/
Hkalam671/
Coylam671/
Coleam671/
Colehamei671/
Colejames671/
Cailom671/
Kalahm671/
Qahlam671/
Qaslam671/
Qelame671/
Qajlam671/
Qalome671/
Cailaamma671/
Caliejami671/
Colyam671/
Salaymeih671/
Colami671/
Qallameer671/
Zalamy671/
Ceylam671/
Cattellam671/
Kalameesh671/
Kalaym671/
Ceilam670/
Cotlam670/
Coolam670/
Colamy670/
Colhammer670/
Cohlam670/
Calhom670/
Collammer670/
Caulom670/

Calame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Calame in the Hindi language
कलामkalama-

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