Kaliyam Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kaliyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaliyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kaliyam (122) may also be a first name.

Kaliyam Last Name Facts

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

Kaliyam (Marathi: कलीयम, Oriya: କାଲିୟାମ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaliyam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kaliyam live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kaliyam is also the 844,248th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name Kaliyam is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent reside and Gujarat, where 9 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaliyame932/
Kalayam86367/
Kaliyem8659/
Koliyam865/
Kalijam865/
Caliyam861/
Kalyyam861/
Kaleyam861/
Kalayame806/
Kailayam801/
Kalleyam801/
Kalaim7713/
Kaleam7711/
Kalyem777/
Kaliem776/
Kalaum772/
Kalaym771/
Kaluym771/
Kaluim771/
Kalaem771/
Kholiyame753/
Khalaym71530/
Khalaim71221/
Kalheim7186/
Kelyaum7143/
Kalleam7117/
Koliyom714/
Kolayam713/
Kallaem713/
Kalayom712/
Khalaem712/
Kaleiem711/
Kalajam711/
Kalayem711/
Kalujim711/
Kaleuim711/
Kallheim6713/
Khalayom673/
Kahlheim672/
Khalloym671/
Khallaym671/
Kouliyem671/

Kaliyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaliyam in the Oriya language
କାଲିୟାମkaliyama-
Kaliyam in the Marathi language
कलीयमkaliyama83.33
किलयामkilayama8.33
किलयमkilayama8.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaliyam
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