Kalamees Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kalamees Surname User-submission:

Kalamees is an Estonian surname, meaning 'fisher'.

Kalamees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia2531:5,225546
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kalamees Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kalamees is an Estonian surname, meaning 'fisher'.

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Kalamees Last Name Facts

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

Kalamees (Russian: Каламээс) is more commonly found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kalamees click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalamees? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 985,740th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kalamees are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Estonia, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 5,225. Other than Estonia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalameets9422/
Kalameesh941/
Kalames934/
Kalamee931/
Kalamets8840/
Kalamies8821/
Kallames8815/
Kalamesh885/
Kalamess880/
Kalameas880/
Kalame861,062/
Kolameets824/
Kalomeets823/
Kalamis8095/
Kalameu8078/
Kalameh8049/
Kalamäe8037/
Kallame8032/
Kalatme8025/
Khalame807/
Kalamme807/
Kalamei806/
Kaliame806/
Kalamey803/
Kalasme802/
Katlame801/
Kalaame801/
Calames801/
Kailame801/
Kalyame801/
Kalamedh75143/
Calamese75107/
Kalhamer7587/
Khalamei7557/
Kaliamis7530/
Kõlamets7524/
Kelomees7519/
Kalahmer758/
Katlamei756/
Khalamey753/
Kalomeer753/
Khalamez753/
Kalomets752/
Kalyamis751/
Kahlamer751/
Kalimeis751/
Kalamech751/
Kolomees751/
Calamess751/
Hkalamis751/
Kallamey751/
Kahalame751/
Kalatmeh751/
Kalaimis751/
Kalamais751/
Kolamets751/
Kallyame751/
Kalameah751/
Calamaes750/
Calamies750/
Kalama7124,665/
Kalami717,587/
Calame712,864/
Kalhammer71207/
Kalome71188/
Kahlhamer71134/
Qalame7199/
Kolame7175/
Calamease7163/
Kõllamets7150/
Kallasmäe7115/
Kalamajje7113/
Kolejames714/
Kallamous712/
Kalamy712/
Kalamj711/
Kolameits711/
Kalliamis711/
Kollamets711/
Kolajames711/
Qallameer711/
Kalamma674,273/
Khalami67443/
Kalemis67392/
Kelemes67213/
Kahlhammer67186/
Kaliama67155/
Kalamai67104/
Kelamis6773/
Calamis6766/
Kalamay6765/
Koulame6764/
Kallama6745/
Kalamaj6739/
Kalamgi6738/
Kalhama6735/
Kalyami6735/
Kolamer6732/
Kalaama6728/
Kallami6728/
Kaliami6727/
Calamea6721/
Kailami6718/
Kalammi6718/
Kaleama6717/
Kalauma6716/
Katlami6714/
Callame6711/
Kalamiy6710/
Kalyama679/
Calomee679/
Kolomes679/
Kalamui679/
Calamer678/
Colames678/
Kalaima678/
Kailama677/
Calemes677/
Kallhammer677/
Kaulama675/
Kalamaa675/
Kalamiş675/
Kalamii674/
Kalamoi673/
Kaalama673/
Kaalami672/
Kahlama672/
Kalaami672/
Kaloume672/
Kolamey672/
Kolameh672/
Kalaimi672/
Kalamha671/
Kalomje671/
Kalhami671/
Kaïlami671/
Khalama671/
Kalomge671/
Kaliome671/
Kalaymi671/
Qalamei671/
Calamez671/
Calamme671/
Calasme671/
Calaime671/
Khalajmehr671/
Kgolame671/
Kalgome671/
Kalaameath671/
Kolayme671/
Katillayme671/
Calomes670/

Kalamees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalamees in the Russian language
Каламээсkalamees-

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