Kalme Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kalme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia2111:6,264723
India1211:6,339,383145,676
Latvia621:33,0655,055
Niger411:468,09812,501
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Finland131:422,82327,659
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Kalme (249) may also be a first name.

Kalme Last Name Facts

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

Kalme (Hindi: कलमे, Marathi: कलमे, Russian: Кальме) is held by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kalmé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalme is the 585,898th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Kalme reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Kalme is also the 565,047th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 249 people.

Kalme is most widely held in Estonia, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 6,264. Other than Estonia Kalme exists in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Latvia, where 12 percent live.

Kalme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kalme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kalme surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalme Last Name Statistics demography

Kalme earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalmé931/
Kalmey91109/
Kalmeh9162/
Khalme9121/
Kailme918/
Kaylme917/
Kalmee916/
Kallme913/
Kaulme911/
Kalmez911/
Kalmie911/
Kalm891,464/
Kallmes8355/
Kalmets8312/
Kalmedh838/
Kalmehe832/
Kalmehr832/
Kahlmed831/
Kaileme831/
Kallmet831/
Kahlmeh830/
Kalmmer830/
Kalmi802,237/
Kalma801,567/
Calme80721/
Kolme8026/
Khalm8024/
Kallm8015/
Kealm8011/
Kalmy8011/
Kailm807/
Kalmm806/
Kalhm801/
Kaalm801/
Qalme801/
Kalmh801/
Kahlm801/
Kalmehed775/
Kahlhmer771/
Kahlmetz770/
Calmes733,180/
Calmet732,764/
Kalmoy731,245/
Kalmiş731,158/
Calmer73704/
Kailem73413/
Kallmi73372/
Kalmoi73265/
Kalmai7382/
Khalmi7376/
Callme7373/
Kalmay7367/
Kaalma7356/
Kalmér7350/
Khalma7336/
Kollme7331/
Calmez7328/
Kolmey7314/
Koolme7313/
Kalmma7310/
Kaulma737/
Kallma735/
Calmme733/
Kalmès733/
Calmey732/
Kahalm732/
Keulme732/
Kolmie732/
Cailme732/
Kealem731/
Kalmgi731/
Kalmiy731/
Calmea731/
Khalìm731/
Kalmaa731/
Kolmei731/
Koulme731/
Calmee731/
Ccalme731/
Kacelm731/
Kalmid731/
Kalmyi731/
Kalmış730/
Kolm673,230/
Kőhalmi671,071/
Calm67846/
Kolmetz67321/
Khalmaj67204/
Kalmysh67136/
Callmer67120/
Ccallme67100/
Calmett6794/
Kohlmey6758/
Kalmová6758/
Kőhalmy6745/
Calmets6742/
Kalmova6739/
Kollmey6725/
Kholmer6718/
Koulmey6716/
Kolmets6711/
Kallmér6711/
Kalmooy679/
Kallëmi675/
Kaalmoy674/
Kalmich673/
Kailmma673/
Calmeid673/
Kohlmer673/
Khailmi673/
Kollmei672/
Calmeis672/
Køhalmi672/
Qalm672/
Kallmgi671/
Kallmma671/
Calmess671/
Caulmee671/
Kolmehe671/
Keyleme671/
Kholmeh671/
Qalmeer671/
Calmeas670/
Calmetz670/
Callmet670/
Kohlmet670/
Calmees670/

Kalme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalme in the Marathi language
कलमेkalame93.91
काळमेkalame3.48
कलीमkalima0.87
Kalme in the Hindi language
कलमेkalame60
कल्मेkalme40
Kalme in the Russian language
Кальмеkalme-

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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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  • 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 Kalme
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