Kaleem Surname

10,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kaleem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaleem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan37,4111:4,775472
India5,5581:138,0118,814
Saudi Arabia4,4921:6,869956
United Arab Emirates1,3091:6,999900
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
England3301:168,84315,578
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Oman1111:33,2252,322
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Maldives651:6,218538
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kaleem (89,432) may also be a first name.

Kaleem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaleem (Arabic: كليم, Hindi: कलीम, Marathi: कलीम, Oriya: କଲିମ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaleem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaleem is the 10,938th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 141,914 people. The surname Kaleem is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kaleem reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kaleem is also the 11,253rd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 89,432 people.

The surname Kaleem is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 37,411 people, or 1 in 4,775. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 53 percent are found, Sindh, where 22 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Kaleem exists in 49 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found.

Kaleem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kaleem surname are 6.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kaleem earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.49% more than the national average, earning $55,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning $42,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaleem92687/
Kalleem9214/
Kaleeme923/
Kauleem921/
Kaileem921/
Kaleiem921/
Kkaleem921/
Kaaleem921/
Kalem9113,644/
Khaleemh869/
Kallem8311,760/
Khalem831,653/
Kaleme83701/
Qaleem83670/
Kailem83413/
Kaalem8342/
Kahlem8322/
Kaleam8311/
Kaulem839/
Kalyem837/
Kaliem836/
Kaleum836/
Kalgem833/
Keleem832/
Kealem831/
Kalaem831/
Caleem831/
Kalemm831/
Kileem831/
Kalheim7786/
Kaliyem7759/
Kalleam7717/
Khallem776/
Kahalem776/
Khaleme775/
Kallaem773/
Khalaem772/
Calleem772/
Kalayem771/
Kalemme771/
Kaleyam771/
Kajalem771/
Kaleuim771/
Kalemhe771/
Qasleem771/
Kaileme771/
Kaellem771/
Katllem771/
Keaslem770/
Kalim7349,766/
Kelem7311,388/
Kolem73593/
Calem73437/
Kalym73250/
Kölem7358/
Qalem731/
Kalemova7113/
Kallheim7113/
Kahlheim712/
Kalleyam711/
Khalim675,574/
Kyelem675,198/
Caalem67439/
Kaalim67137/
Kielem67132/
Koilem6783/
Kalime6748/
Kohlem6736/
Koulem6735/
Koleme6733/
Caleme6728/
Kolaem6719/
Khalym6719/
Kallim6718/
Khelem6718/
Caslem6714/
Kollem6713/
Kalaim6713/
Keelim679/
Kaloum679/
Khalemova676/
Kailim676/
Callem675/
Kaelim674/
Kalyom674/
Caylem674/
Keylem673/
Keelem673/
Koelem673/
Caliem673/
Kalaum672/
Keilem672/
Kalimm672/
Kahlim672/
Kalihm671/
Kaluim671/
Kholem671/
Koslem671/
Kaluym671/
Kallém671/
Koliem671/
Koleam671/
Koleim671/
Koleum671/
Caulem671/
Kailym671/
Kalaym671/
Kkalim671/
Koolem671/
Khatellem671/
Kaulym671/
Kelemm670/
Keliem670/

Kaleem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaleem in the Oriya language
କଲିମkalima-
Kaleem in the Hindi language
कलीमkalima99.42
कलिमkalima0.23
कालीमkalima0.17
ेकलीमekalima0.06
वालीमvalima0.06
कलीम़kalima0.06
Kaleem in the Marathi language
कलीमkalima97.83
कालीमkalima1.22
कािलमkailama0.27
कळीमkalima0.27
खालेकkhaleka0.14
कलामkalama0.14
अकलीमakalima0.14
Kaleem in the Arabic language
كليمklym-

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