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Where Does The Last Name Chalam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chalam (Arabic: شالام, Bengali: ছালাম, Georgian: ჩალამ, Hindi: चलम, Marathi: चलम, Oriya: ଚଲମ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chalam.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 158,518^th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,645,207 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chalam are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chalam is also the 125,940^th most numerous first name globally, borne by 3,239 people.

Chalam is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 2,355 people, or 1 in 325,718. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 44 percent are found, Telangana, where 22 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 3 percent are found and Kuwait, where 2 percent are found.

Chalam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chalam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chalam surname grew 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chalam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Chalam last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Chalam earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,821 USD per year.