Kalami Surname
Approximately 7,587 people bear this surname
Kalami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,620 | 1:211,897 | 12,636 |
| Iran | 2,773 | 1:27,689 | 3,387 |
| Indonesia | 357 | 1:370,446 | 31,765 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Cambodia | 37 | 1:418,572 | 3,946 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Albania | 17 | 1:171,415 | 12,549 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kalami (3,140) may also be a first name.
Kalami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalami (Bengali: কলমি, Hindi: कलमी, Marathi: काळमी, Oriya: କଲମି, Russian: Калами) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 65,765th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 960,531 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kalami are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kalami is also the 128,441st most common first name globally It is held by 3,140 people.
The surname Kalami is most numerous in India, where it is held by 3,620 people, or 1 in 211,897. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 97 percent reside, Bihar, where 1 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalami in the Bengali language | ||
| কলমি | kalami | - |
| Kalami in the Marathi language | ||
| काळमी | kalami | 67.07 |
| कलमी | kalami | 18.9 |
| कालमी | kalami | 5.49 |
| कलामी | kalami | 1.83 |
| कळमी | kalami | 1.83 |
| काळिम | kalima | 1.83 |
| कलिम | kalima | 0.61 |
| बालाजी | balaji | 0.61 |
| कलीराम | kalirama | 0.61 |
| काळमु | kalamu | 0.61 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0.61 |
| Kalami in the Hindi language | ||
| कलमी | kalami | 63.01 |
| कलामी | kalami | 21.23 |
| कालमी | kalami | 15.07 |
| कलामि | kalami | 0.68 |
| Kalami in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲମି | kalami | 54.44 |
| କଲମୀ | kalami | 32.22 |
| କଳମି | kalami | 3.33 |
| କଳମୀ | kalami | 2.22 |
| କାଲମୀ | kalami | 2.22 |
| କଲମ | kalama | 1.11 |
| କାଲାମି | kalami | 1.11 |
| କଲାମୀ | kalami | 1.11 |
| କାଲମି | kalami | 1.11 |
| Kalami in the Russian language | ||
| Калами | kalami | - |
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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 Kalami
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