Kalum Surname
Approximately 3,392 people bear this surname
Kalum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| India | 565 | 1:1,357,638 | 52,624 |
| Papua New Guinea | 189 | 1:43,141 | 5,280 |
| Kenya | 131 | 1:352,518 | 20,779 |
| Malaysia | 126 | 1:234,081 | 13,392 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kalum (12,620) may also be a first name.
Kalum Demographics
Kalum Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalum (Georgian: კალუმ, Hindi: कालुं, Marathi: कलुम, Oriya: କାଲୁମ, Russian: Калум, Tibetan: ཀ་ལུམ།) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 132,982nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,148,451 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kalum live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kalum is also the 52,347th most common given name on earth, borne by 12,620 people.
The last name Kalum is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Kalum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kalum last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalum in the Georgian language | ||
| კალუმ | kalum | - |
| Kalum in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་ལུམ། | kalum | 71.43 |
| དཀར་ལུམོ། | karlumo | 14.29 |
| ཀ་ལུང། | kalung | 14.29 |
| Kalum in the Marathi language | ||
| कलुम | kaluma | 55.56 |
| कालूम | kaluma | 22.22 |
| कालुम | kaluma | 11.11 |
| अकलुम | akaluma | 11.11 |
| Kalum in the Hindi language | ||
| कालुं | kalum | 42.86 |
| कलूम | kaluma | 42.86 |
| कलुम | kaluma | 14.29 |
| Kalum in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲୁମ | kaluma | 40 |
| କଲୁମ | kaluma | 40 |
| କାଲୁମ୍ | kalum | 20 |
| Kalum in the Russian language | ||
| Калум | kalum | - |
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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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- 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 Kalum
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