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

Kaltam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaltam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Kaltam are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 84,713th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 6,106 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Kaltam is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 97 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Kaltam
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