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
The last name Kalami (Bengali: কলমি, Hindi: कलमी, Marathi: काळमी, Oriya: କଲମି, Russian: Калами) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalami? popularity and diffusion
Kalami is the 65,765th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 960,531 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 128,441st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 3,140 people.
The surname Kalami is most frequent in India, where it is held by 3,620 people, or 1 in 211,897. In India Kalami is most common in: Gujarat, where 97 percent are found, Bihar, where 1 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 37 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalami
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