Kalym Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kalym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1301:350,17543,429
Kazakhstan831:213,04219,554
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kalym (67) may also be a first name.

Kalym Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalym (Russian: Калым) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalym? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kalym reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 67 people.

The last name Kalym is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 350,175. In Ukraine Kalym is most prevalent in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 82 percent reside, Ternopil Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Kiev, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Kalym Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalym surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalym9119/
Kalyom914/
Kaulym911/
Kalaym911/
Kailym911/
Kaluym911/
Khalaym83530/
Kalim8049,766/
Kalem8013,644/
Kolym805/
Calym802/
Khalloym771/
Khallaym771/
Kaleem7351,352/
Kallem7311,760/
Khalim735,574/
Khalem731,653/
Kaleme73701/
Kailem73413/
Kaalim73137/
Kalime7348/
Kaalem7342/
Kolyom7323/
Kahlem7322/
Kallim7318/
Kalaim7313/
Kaleam7311/
Kaulem739/
Qalyom736/
Kaleum736/
Kailim736/
Kaliem736/
Kalgem733/
Kalimm732/
Kahlim732/
Kealem731/
Kalihm731/
Kaluim731/
Kallém731/
Kalemm731/
Catlym731/
Kkalim731/
Kholym731/
Khalymova71134/
Khaleem67687/
Khalaim67221/
Khalaymova67184/
Kalheim6786/
Khalime6776/
Kalleam6717/
Kalleem6714/
Koulyom6711/
Khallem676/
Kahalem676/
Khaluymova676/
Khaleme675/
Kahalim675/
Khaloymova674/
Kholaym673/
Khailim673/
Kaleeme673/
Khallim673/
Khaalim673/
Kauleem671/
Kalemhe671/
Kallime671/
Kalemme671/
Khalism671/
Kkaleem671/
Kaaleem671/
Kaileme671/
Kolayme671/
Khatlim671/
Katillayme671/
Kathlim671/
Katllem671/
Kaileem671/
Keaslem670/

Kalym Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalym in the Russian language
Калымkalym-

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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 Kalym
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