Kalms Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Kalms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3491:230,67525,635
Australia2451:110,18712,273
England811:687,87739,238
France551:1,207,686126,065
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Kalms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalms is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalms is the 409,546th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname Kalms is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kalms reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 230,675. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Kalms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalms surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the party.

Kalms earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kallms9112/
Kaslms911/
Kolms8088/
Calms8010/
Kholms737/
Khelms731/
Calmms731/
Kalmış730/
Callms730/
Colms606/
Kholmsova571/
Kholmz552/
Collms552/

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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
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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 Kalms
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