Kalmu Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Kalmu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 41 | 1:134,066 | 12,676 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
Kalmu (348) may also be a first name.
Kalmu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalmu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalmu (Hindi: कलमू, Marathi: काळमु) is found most frequently in Finland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalmu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,658,108th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Kalmu is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kalmu reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kalmu is also the 467,354th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 348 people.
This last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 134,066. In Finland Kalmu is primarily concentrated in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 61 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 29 percent are found and North Karelia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent are found and Estonia, where 32 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kalmut | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kallmu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kaslmu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kalmoud | 83 | 47 | / |
| Kailmou | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kailemu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kalmeus | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kallmus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kalmusz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kalmout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kallmou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khalmou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kalmouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kolmu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kalmoush | 77 | 210 | / |
| Calmus | 73 | 899 | / |
| Kolmus | 73 | 258 | / |
| Kolmau | 73 | 157 | / |
| Kalmoe | 73 | 79 | / |
| Calmuz | 73 | 20 | / |
| Calmau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Calmut | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kolmou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kollmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kachelmus | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kachelmuß | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kollmus | 67 | 132 | / |
| Kollmuß | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kohlmus | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kachelmuss | 67 | 53 | / |
| Koulmou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kalmooy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolmuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolmust | 67 | 0 | / |
Kalmu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalmu in the Marathi language | ||
| काळमु | kalamu | - |
| Kalmu in the Hindi language | ||
| कलमू | kalamu | 76.74 |
| कलमु | kalamu | 13.95 |
| कल्मू | kalmu | 9.3 |
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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 Kalmu
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