Kallam Surname

68,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Kallam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kallam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,4401:141,0058,987
United States7781:465,88639,683
Niger7311:26,2541,540
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
England311:1,797,35772,927
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

The alternate forms: Kâllâm (1) are calculated separately.

Kallam (869) may also be a first name.

Kallam Last Name Facts

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

Kallam (Hindi: कल्लम, Marathi: कळाम, Oriya: କାଲାମ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Kâllâm. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kallam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,538th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,005,456 people. The surname Kallam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Kallam are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kallam is also the 276,035th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 869 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,440 people, or 1 in 141,005. In India Kallam is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 86 percent live, Telangana, where 11 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live.

Kallam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kallam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kallam surname expanded 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kallam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kallam surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kallam last name are 31.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kallam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.71% less than the national average, earning R 159,912 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $56,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kallame9232/
Kalleam9217/
Kallyam9210/
Khallam926/
Kalliam924/
Kallamm924/
Keallam922/
Kallaam921/
Kalam91190,035/
Kâllâm891/
Kallaham863/
Khaullam861/
Kallyame861/
Khallaym861/
Khallyam861/
Kollam831,994/
Kalame831,062/
Khalam83891/
Callam83618/
Kalaam83476/
Kalyam83315/
Kalham83255/
Kaalam83127/
Kaliam8368/
Kailam8362/
Kalamm8361/
Kaelam8340/
Kalamh8328/
Kealam8315/
Kallom8315/
Kalaim8313/
Kaulam8311/
Kaleam8311/
Kalgam838/
Kahlam837/
Kalaum832/
Kaylam831/
Kkalam831/
Hkalam831/
Kalahm831/
Kalaym831/
Khallahmd801/
Khollam771,428/
Kalloum77805/
Khalaym77530/
Khalaim77221/
Callham7748/
Kalatme7725/
Kahalam7724/
Callame7711/
Khalame777/
Kalamme777/
Kaliame776/
Kalaham774/
Kailasm774/
Kaalaam773/
Khailam773/
Kollamm772/
Kalasme772/
Khalaam772/
Kolliam772/
Kailyam772/
Katlaam771/
Katlame771/
Kathlam771/
Kalaame771/
Khealam771/
Khellam771/
Khaliam771/
Khaylam771/
Khaalam771/
Kalamth771/
Kalyaam771/
Kailame771/
Kal'ham771/
Koullam771/
Qallham771/
Caillam771/
Calliam771/
Kallhom771/
Kayllom771/
Callamm770/
Katillayme751/
Qalam735,038/
Calam733,905/
Kelam733,075/
Kalom731,419/
Kolam73760/
Callaham711,450/
Kalamova71295/
Kollaham7114/
Kallheim7113/
Khailiam714/
Cheallam711/
Kalliome711/
Katlaham711/
Kalloume711/
Koullame711/
Kalloumm711/
Khalloym711/
Qualliam710/
Calame672,864/
Caalam67753/
Kelham67665/
Kholam67393/
Koilam67357/
Caslam67309/
Kalyamova67308/
Kollom67219/
Kalome67188/
Calgam67158/
Khalamova67126/
Keelam67108/
Qalame6799/
Calaim6794/
Kolame6775/
Kohlam6765/
Khalom6762/
Kolaam6756/
Kailom6750/
Cailam6723/
Keliam6720/
Koulam6719/
Collam6718/
Koliam6718/
Khelam6714/
Kaulom6714/
Callom6713/
Caelam6712/
Kolaum6711/
Kaloom6710/
Kaloum679/
Kolgam678/
Kahlom678/
Caliam678/
Qualam677/
Calyam677/
Kuilam676/
Kaleum676/
Qalaam675/
Kaluom675/
Calham674/
Qalamh674/
Kehlam674/
Kalyom674/
Kolham672/
Keilam671/
Kalomm671/
Qhalam671/
Caseellam671/
Kelaim671/
Koleam671/
Kolyam671/
Qahlam671/
Qaslam671/
Qajlam671/
Kealom671/
Cattellam671/
Catlam670/
Calaum670/

Kallam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kallam in the Oriya language
କାଲାମkalama-
Kallam in the Hindi language
कल्लमkallama75
कल्लामkallama20
अब्दुलabdula2.5
कललमkalalama2.5
Kallam in the Marathi language
कळामkalama50
कलामkalama25
ळमlama25

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Kallam Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kallam
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