Kalame Surname
Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname
Kalame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 891 | 1:860,904 | 37,855 |
| Iran | 99 | 1:775,581 | 39,259 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kalame (94) may also be a first name.
Kalame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: कलामे, Marathi: कलमे, Oriya: କାଲେମ) occurs most in India. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 344,897th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,862,096 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Kalame reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 94 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 891 people, or 1 in 860,904. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live, Karnataka, where 1 percent live and Gujarat, where 0 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻣﻪ | klamh | - |
| Kalame in the Marathi language | ||
| कलमे | kalame | 86.16 |
| कळमे | kalame | 5.14 |
| काळमे | kalame | 2.28 |
| कालमे | kalame | 1.57 |
| कलामे | kalame | 1.28 |
| कळामे | kalame | 1 |
| कनामे | kaname | 0.29 |
| कळंबे | kalambe | 0.29 |
| Kalame in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲେମ | kalema | 60 |
| କଲେମ | kalema | 40 |
| Kalame in the Hindi language | ||
| कलामे | kalame | 55.56 |
| कलमे | kalame | 44.44 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalame
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