Karalam Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Karalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Karalam (109) may also be a first name.

Karalam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karalam (Hindi: करलाम, Marathi: करलम, Oriya: କରଲାମ୍) occurs most in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karalam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karalam is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Karalam live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 109 people.

The last name Karalam is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Karalam is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 38 percent are found, Karnataka, where 14 percent are found and Telangana, where 14 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 26 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karaalam934/
Karaulam931/
Karaslaam881/
Kharaalam881/
Karalom8637/
Koralam8620/
Keralam865/
Qaralam861/
Karolam861/
Karalamova8218/
Karaislyam821/
Kouralam801/
Karoilam801/
Kharalamova782/
Kheyralam7529/
Karolaime752/
Kairoilam751/
Carolam712/
Coralam711/
Korelam711/
Carrelam674/
Carolaim672/
Carolom571/

Karalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karalam in the Hindi language
करलामkaralama-
Karalam in the Oriya language
କରଲାମ୍karalam-
Karalam in the Marathi language
करलमkaralama-

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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 Karalam
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