Kalmah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kalmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kalmah (145) may also be a first name.

Kalmah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalmah (Arabic: كالميش) is most common in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalmah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalmah is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kalmah reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kalmah is also the 766,399th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 145 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Kalimantan, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Kalmah exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalmach923/
Kalmadh921/
Kalma911,567/
Kalhmath861/
Kalmmath861/
Kalmaç8385/
Kalmai8382/
Kalmay8367/
Kaalma8356/
Khalma8336/
Kolmah8321/
Kalmma8310/
Kaulma837/
Kallma835/
Kalmaa831/
Katelmach801/
Kalmathth801/
Khalmaj77204/
Caulmah7748/
Kolmach7721/
Kalmosh779/
Khalmas779/
Katılma776/
Kailmma773/
Kalmatt773/
Kailema772/
Kalmouh771/
Kalmacz771/
Kallmma771/
Calma7329,440/
Kolma73484/
Kalmo73168/
Kólma731/
Kalmoush71210/
Katılmaz7166/
Kolmasch7111/
Kasılmaz716/
Katilmaz711/
Khelma672,496/
Kalmoy671,245/
Kalmoi67265/
Kolmau67157/
Koolma67119/
Koulma67112/
Kalmey67109/
Kolmay6779/
Calmay6744/
Kolmaz6743/
Kolmaš6739/
Calmas6736/
Kolmai6724/
Calmat6717/
Kholma6711/
Kotelmach679/
Kalmou677/
Calmaz676/
Colmah674/
Calmau674/
Calmad672/
Koillmeah671/
Calmea671/
Kollma671/
Keilma671/
Kalmát671/
Kolmaj671/
Calmai671/
Caulma671/
Caslma671/

Kalmah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalmah in the Arabic language
كالميشkalmysh-

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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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  • 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 Kalmah
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