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Where Does The Last Name Kalem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kalem (Bengali: কালেম, Hindi: कलेम, Marathi: कलीम, Russian: Калем, Tibetan: དཀར་ལེམོ།) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 38,545^th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 534,121 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Kalem are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 41 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 89,907^th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 5,561 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 6,790 people, or 1 in 11,461. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Kalem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kalem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalem surname grew 25,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalem Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalem last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalem earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,530 CAD per year.