Kalam Surname

2,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Kalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India93,6141:8,194695
Bangladesh74,2571:2,146205
Pakistan6,4841:27,5511,411
Egypt1,9221:47,8334,716
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
Iran1,3541:56,7086,181
Indonesia1,3271:99,66010,285
Afghanistan1,1541:27,8621,244
United Arab Emirates9771:9,3781,178
England9091:61,2967,229
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Philippines6711:150,87725,180
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Qatar4121:5,723597
United States3941:919,94769,072
Nepal3931:72,4711,802
South Africa3901:138,91716,017
Malaysia3851:76,6085,472
Niger3351:57,2902,775
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Thailand2271:311,18253,606
Papua New Guinea2241:36,4014,348
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Oman1001:36,8802,528
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Benin871:118,80013,087
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Lebanon531:106,3606,164
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Canada481:767,61660,775
Jordan391:226,7299,930
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Greece151:738,65380,079
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Wales121:257,87814,969
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Finland61:916,11741,832
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kalam (106,218) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kallam917,248/
Kalame911,062/
Khalam91891/
Kalaam91476/
Kalyam91315/
Kalham91255/
Kaalam91127/
Kaliam9168/
Kailam9162/
Kalamm9161/
Kaelam9140/
Kalamh9128/
Kealam9115/
Kalaim9113/
Kaulam9111/
Kaleam9111/
Kalgam918/
Kahlam917/
Kalaum912/
Kaylam911/
Kkalam911/
Hkalam911/
Kalahm911/
Kalaym911/
Khalaym83530/
Khalaim83221/
Kallame8332/
Kalatme8325/
Kahalam8324/
Kalleam8317/
Kallyam8310/
Khalame837/
Kalamme837/
Khallam836/
Kaliame836/
Kalliam834/
Kallamm834/
Kalaham834/
Kailasm834/
Kaalaam833/
Khailam833/
Kalasme832/
Keallam832/
Khalaam832/
Kailyam832/
Katlaam831/
Katlame831/
Kathlam831/
Kalaame831/
Khealam831/
Khaliam831/
Khaylam831/
Khaalam831/
Kallaam831/
Kalamth831/
Kalyaam831/
Kailame831/
Kal'ham831/
Qalam805,038/
Calam803,905/
Kelam803,075/
Kalom801,419/
Kolam80760/
Kalamova77295/
Khailiam774/
Kallaham773/
Khaullam771/
Katlaham771/
Kallyame771/
Khallaym771/
Khallyam771/
Calame732,864/
Kollam731,994/
Caalam73753/
Kelham73665/
Callam73618/
Kholam73393/
Koilam73357/
Caslam73309/
Kalome73188/
Calgam73158/
Keelam73108/
Qalame7399/
Calaim7394/
Kolame7375/
Kohlam7365/
Khalom7362/
Kolaam7356/
Kailom7350/
Cailam7323/
Keliam7320/
Koulam7319/
Koliam7318/
Kallom7315/
Khelam7314/
Kaulom7314/
Caelam7312/
Kolaum7311/
Kaloom7310/
Kaloum739/
Kolgam738/
Kahlom738/
Caliam738/
Qualam737/
Calyam737/
Kuilam736/
Kaleum736/
Qalaam735/
Kaluom735/
Calham734/
Qalamh734/
Kehlam734/
Kalyom734/
Kolham732/
Keilam731/
Kalomm731/
Qhalam731/
Kelaim731/
Koleam731/
Kolyam731/
Qahlam731/
Qaslam731/
Qajlam731/
Kealom731/
Catlam730/
Calaum730/
Kalyamova71308/
Khalamova71126/
Khallahmd711/
Khollam671,428/
Kalloum67805/
Khalaimova67523/
Khalaymova67184/
Kalheim6786/
Koulame6764/
Callham6748/
Koilham6736/
Kholiam6729/
Kolaham6724/
Calaham6716/
Khuilam6713/
Callame6711/
Kahalom676/
Khoulam674/
Khaloom674/
Cahalam674/
Khaloum674/
Kalgoum673/
Kholaym673/
Kollamm672/
Khoslam672/
Kholamm672/
Kholham672/
Kolliam672/
Kaloume672/
Khalyamova671/
Khellam671/
Kolaumm671/
Kottlam671/
Khalaumova671/
Kheilam671/
Kalhoum671/
Kaliome671/
Kahloom671/
Kouliam671/
Koullam671/
Qaislam671/
Qalamhh671/
Qallham671/
Caaalam671/
Caileam671/
Caillam671/
Calliam671/
Calamme671/
Calasme671/
Calaime671/
Kallhom671/
Kailhom671/
Kolayme671/
Khojlam671/
Kayllom671/
Katillayme671/
Callamm670/
Calhaum670/

Kalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalam in the Georgian language
კალამkalam-
Kalam in the Bengali language
কালামkalama96.43
কলমkalama3.3
কালমkalama0.14
কলামkalama0.14
Kalam in the Hindi language
कलामkalama85.09
कलमkalama13.77
कालमkalama0.3
कालामkalama0.11
़कलामkalama0.05
कलाम़kalama0.04
बलामbalama0.01
कलांkalam0.01
कालंkalam0.01
कलीमkalima0
॰कलामkalama0
कलाkala0
कलपkalapa0
कलम्kalam0
कलंाkalama0
Kalam in the Tibetan language
དཀར་ལམ།karlam50
ཀ་ལམ།kalam50
Kalam in the Marathi language
कलामkalama34.98
कळमkalama27.21
काळमkalama11.04
कळामkalama9.07
कलमkalama7.69
अकलामakalama4.75
कालमkalama0.73
सलामsalama0.69
कलीमkalima0.11
कालामkalama0.11
कदमkadama0.1
काळामkalama0.08
कडामkadama0.06
लामlama0.06
आलमalama0.06
अिलमailama0.04
आजमajama0.03
अळामalama0.03
लमlama0.03
आलामalama0.03
कासमkasama0.03
अलकाalaka0.03
किलमkilama0.03
अदमadama0.01
क़लामqalama0.01
खांkham0.01
कलायkalaya0.01
अजमajama0.01
अहमahama0.01
जालमjalama0.01
अलीमalima0.01
कलशेkalase0.01
काळेkale0.01
Kalam in the Oriya language
କଲମkalama30.74
କାଲାମkalama26.62
କଲାମkalama22.73
କଲାମ୍kalam10.17
କଳମkalama2.81
କାଲାମ୍kalam2.6
କାଲମkalama1.3
କଲମ୍kalam0.43
କାଲାkala0.43
କାଲମ୍kalam0.43
କଲମାkalama0.22
କାଳାମkalama0.22
କାଲମାkalama0.22
କଲାkala0.22
Kalam in the Russian language
Каламkalam-
Kalam in the Arabic language
كالامkalam-
كلامklam-

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