Kaltam Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

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

Kaltam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaltam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kaltam (6,106) may also be a first name.

Kaltam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaltam is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kaltam.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaltam? popularity and diffusion

Kaltam is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kaltam reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 84,713th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 6,106 people.

Kaltam is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most common in: Gombe, where 97 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaltham92334/
Khaltam921/
Kaltaum920/
Kkaltham861/
Katiltam861/
Kaltom8383/
Koltam834/
Kaltoum77635/
Kalthom7745/
Koltame774/
Kaltome772/
Kaltoom771/
Koltham771/
Khaltamova755/
Kalthoum711,372/
Kaltoume7153/
Kalttoum716/
Khaltoum713/
Kalthome711/
Kalthoom711/
Kaltuome711/
Khalthom711/
Caltom675/
Qaltom671/
Koltom671/
Khaltoume671/
Coltam670/
Kholtamova631/
Coltham62155/
Koltoum6210/
Caltoum629/
Koultom621/
Coultham5744/
Kolthoum5713/
Koultoum574/
Koultome571/
Koulteum571/
Koulthoum53663/
Koltomova5316/
Coltom5032/

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