Kalom Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kalom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand7081:99,77214,315
Malaysia4191:70,3925,105
Papua New Guinea1921:42,4675,174
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
India231:33,350,669396,143
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kalom (623) may also be a first name.

Kalom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalom (Arabic: كلوم, Hindi: कलोम, Marathi: कलोम, Russian: Калом, Tibetan: ཀ་ལོམ།) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,923rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kalom live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 333,939th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 623 people.

This last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 99,772. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Tak Province, where 93 percent are found, Udon Thani Province, where 6 percent are found and Bangkok, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Kalom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kalom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalom surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Kalom earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalome91188/
Khalom9162/
Kailom9150/
Kallom9115/
Kaulom9114/
Kaloom9110/
Kaloum919/
Kahlom918/
Kaluom915/
Kalyom914/
Kalomm911/
Kealom911/
Kalloum83805/
Kahalom836/
Khaloom834/
Khaloum834/
Kalgoum833/
Kaloume832/
Kalhoum831/
Kaliome831/
Kahloom831/
Kallhom831/
Kailhom831/
Kayllom831/
Kalam80190,035/
Kalum803,392/
Kolom80498/
Kelom8057/
Calom8024/
Qalom804/
Kalomova775/
Khalhoum773/
Kalliome771/
Kalloume771/
Kalloumm771/
Khalloym771/
Kalume7354,498/
Kallam737,248/
Kalame731,062/
Khalam73891/
Kalaam73476/
Kalyam73315/
Kalham73255/
Kollom73219/
Kolome73130/
Kaalam73127/
Kallum7399/
Kaliam7368/
Kailam7362/
Kalamm7361/
Kaulum7359/
Kaelam7340/
Kalamh7328/
Kolyom7323/
Koulom7323/
Koloum7322/
Calome7318/
Kealam7315/
Callom7313/
Khalum7313/
Kaulam7311/
Kalyum7310/
Kolgom7310/
Kalgam738/
Kahlam737/
Kailum736/
Kaleum736/
Qalyom736/
Kalium735/
Qaloum734/
Kalaum732/
Kahlum732/
Caliom732/
Khelom732/
Caloum731/
Kaylam731/
Keelom731/
Kaluim731/
Kkalam731/
Kohlom731/
Koolom731/
Caylom731/
Hkalam731/
Koloim731/
Cailom731/
Kaluym731/
Kalahm731/
Koliom731/
Qalome731/
Calhom730/
Kelhom730/
Caulom730/
Kalyomova714/
Calomme67145/
Kallame6732/
Calhoum6728/
Kalatme6725/
Kahalam6724/
Kouloum6717/
Kholome6717/
Khallum6716/
Koulyom6711/
Kallyam6710/
Kalhume679/
Khalame677/
Kalamme677/
Khallam676/
Kaliame676/
Khaloimova675/
Kallume675/
Kalliam674/
Kallamm674/
Calhoom674/
Kalaham674/
Kaluume674/
Kaulume674/
Kailasm674/
Khaloymova674/
Kaalaam673/
Khailam673/
Calloum673/
Kalasme672/
Keallam672/
Khalaam672/
Qalloum672/
Kailyam672/
Koulome672/
Katlaam671/
Katlame671/
Kauslum671/
Kathlam671/
Kalaame671/
Khealam671/
Khaliam671/
Khaylam671/
Khaalam671/
Kallaam671/
Kalamth671/
Kalyaam671/
Calhome671/
Kolloum671/
Kelhoum671/
Khalume671/
Kailame671/
Kalumme671/
Kal'ham671/
K'Oloom671/
Kollome671/
Koloosm671/
Qasloom671/
Kolgoum671/
Koolhom671/
Callome670/

Kalom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalom in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ལོམ།kalom-
Kalom in the Hindi language
कलोमkaloma66.67
कलोंkalom16.67
कालोंkalom16.67
Kalom in the Marathi language
कलोमkaloma66.67
कालोमkaloma33.33
Kalom in the Russian language
Каломkalom-
Kalom in the Arabic language
كلومklwm-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalom
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