Kalam Surname
Approximately 190,035 people bear this surname
Kalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 93,614 | 1:8,194 | 695 |
| Bangladesh | 74,257 | 1:2,146 | 205 |
| Pakistan | 6,484 | 1:27,551 | 1,411 |
| Egypt | 1,922 | 1:47,833 | 4,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,749 | 1:17,642 | 2,451 |
| Iran | 1,354 | 1:56,708 | 6,181 |
| Indonesia | 1,327 | 1:99,660 | 10,285 |
| Afghanistan | 1,154 | 1:27,862 | 1,244 |
| United Arab Emirates | 977 | 1:9,378 | 1,178 |
| England | 909 | 1:61,296 | 7,229 |
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Philippines | 671 | 1:150,877 | 25,180 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Qatar | 412 | 1:5,723 | 597 |
| United States | 394 | 1:919,947 | 69,072 |
| Nepal | 393 | 1:72,471 | 1,802 |
| South Africa | 390 | 1:138,917 | 16,017 |
| Malaysia | 385 | 1:76,608 | 5,472 |
| Niger | 335 | 1:57,290 | 2,775 |
| Kuwait | 299 | 1:12,711 | 1,729 |
| Thailand | 227 | 1:311,182 | 53,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 224 | 1:36,401 | 4,348 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Estonia | 100 | 1:13,218 | 2,037 |
| Oman | 100 | 1:36,880 | 2,528 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Benin | 87 | 1:118,800 | 13,087 |
| Turkey | 55 | 1:1,414,935 | 56,482 |
| Lebanon | 53 | 1:106,360 | 6,164 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Jordan | 39 | 1:226,729 | 9,930 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Mongolia | 32 | 1:88,290 | 6,105 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kalam (106,218) may also be a first name.
Kalam Demographics
Kalam Political Affiliation
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Kalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalam (Arabic: كالام, Bengali: কালাম, Georgian: კალამ, Hindi: कलाम, Marathi: कलाम, Oriya: କଲମ, Russian: Калам, Tibetan: དཀར་ལམ།) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,957th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,348 people. Kalam occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kalam are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 9,643rd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 106,218 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 93,614 people, or 1 in 8,194. In India Kalam is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 33 percent live, Bihar, where 27 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 39 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Kalam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kalam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalam surname increased 39,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kalam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kalam surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (76%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kalam last name are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kalam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.06% less than the national average, earning €5,987 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning R 245,184 per year; in United States they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $48,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning $42,326 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalam in the Georgian language | ||
| კალამ | kalam | - |
| Kalam in the Bengali language | ||
| কালাম | kalama | 96.43 |
| কলম | kalama | 3.3 |
| কালম | kalama | 0.14 |
| কলাম | kalama | 0.14 |
| Kalam in the Hindi language | ||
| कलाम | kalama | 85.09 |
| कलम | kalama | 13.77 |
| कालम | kalama | 0.3 |
| कालाम | kalama | 0.11 |
| ़कलाम | kalama | 0.05 |
| कलाम़ | kalama | 0.04 |
| बलाम | balama | 0.01 |
| कलां | kalam | 0.01 |
| कालं | kalam | 0.01 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0 |
| ॰कलाम | kalama | 0 |
| कला | kala | 0 |
| कलप | kalapa | 0 |
| कलम् | kalam | 0 |
| कलंा | kalama | 0 |
| Kalam in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཀར་ལམ། | karlam | 50 |
| ཀ་ལམ། | kalam | 50 |
| Kalam in the Marathi language | ||
| कलाम | kalama | 34.98 |
| कळम | kalama | 27.21 |
| काळम | kalama | 11.04 |
| कळाम | kalama | 9.07 |
| कलम | kalama | 7.69 |
| अकलाम | akalama | 4.75 |
| कालम | kalama | 0.73 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.69 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0.11 |
| कालाम | kalama | 0.11 |
| कदम | kadama | 0.1 |
| काळाम | kalama | 0.08 |
| कडाम | kadama | 0.06 |
| लाम | lama | 0.06 |
| आलम | alama | 0.06 |
| अिलम | ailama | 0.04 |
| आजम | ajama | 0.03 |
| अळाम | alama | 0.03 |
| लम | lama | 0.03 |
| आलाम | alama | 0.03 |
| कासम | kasama | 0.03 |
| अलका | alaka | 0.03 |
| किलम | kilama | 0.03 |
| अदम | adama | 0.01 |
| क़लाम | qalama | 0.01 |
| खां | kham | 0.01 |
| कलाय | kalaya | 0.01 |
| अजम | ajama | 0.01 |
| अहम | ahama | 0.01 |
| जालम | jalama | 0.01 |
| अलीम | alima | 0.01 |
| कलशे | kalase | 0.01 |
| काळे | kale | 0.01 |
| Kalam in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲମ | kalama | 30.74 |
| କାଲାମ | kalama | 26.62 |
| କଲାମ | kalama | 22.73 |
| କଲାମ୍ | kalam | 10.17 |
| କଳମ | kalama | 2.81 |
| କାଲାମ୍ | kalam | 2.6 |
| କାଲମ | kalama | 1.3 |
| କଲମ୍ | kalam | 0.43 |
| କାଲା | kala | 0.43 |
| କାଲମ୍ | kalam | 0.43 |
| କଲମା | kalama | 0.22 |
| କାଳାମ | kalama | 0.22 |
| କାଲମା | kalama | 0.22 |
| କଲା | kala | 0.22 |
| Kalam in the Russian language | ||
| Калам | kalam | - |
| Kalam in the Arabic language | ||
| كالام | kalam | - |
| كلام | klam | - |
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