Kardam Surname

121,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kardam Surname User-submission:

The Kardam surname is mostly used in India and derived from the word, kadamb, which is a holy tree in the Hindu religion. As per the saying, Kardams are not allowed to cut the Kadamb tree.

Kardam is a well known gotra in the Jatav sub-caste of the Hindu religion.

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Kardam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,5091:218,59912,952
Indonesia1831:722,67355,771
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Kardam (430) may also be a first name.

Kardam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kardam surname is mostly used in India and derived from the word, kadamb, which is a holy tree in the Hindu religion. As per the saying, Kardams are not allowed to cut the Kadamb tree.

Kardam is a well known gotra in the Jatav sub-caste of the Hindu religion.

Most of the people who bear this surname are farmers and government officials; whereas in Delhi and other metropolitan areas they run small to medium-sized enterprises, with a small number of large enterprises as well.

There have been an increasing number of Kardams in the MNC in last one decade.

- jiten.kardam

Kardam Last Name Facts

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

Kardam (Hindi: कर्दम, Marathi: कदर्म) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kardam is the 121,680th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,937,147 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kardam reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 413,955th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 430 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 3,509 people, or 1 in 218,599. In India Kardam is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 62 percent are found, Delhi, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kardame92814/
Kardham9220/
Kardaam927/
Kardaim924/
Kardaum921/
Khardam921/
Kardamh921/
Kearddam861/
Kordam8317/
Kardom8316/
Cardam8313/
Kerdam8310/
Qardam836/
Kardamova8014/
Kerddam7764/
Khardom7712/
Khordam778/
Kerdeam774/
Kerdaim772/
Kardoom772/
Koordam772/
Kordham771/
Khordamd712/
Khardoom711/
Kordom672,249/
Kerdom679/
Cardom672/
Cordam671/
Koordom62782/
Kordoum62215/
Kortdom6280/
Cordame624/
Kerdhom622/
Kourdom622/
Kerdeim621/
Cardome621/
Qardoom621/
Qerddam621/
Kerduom621/
Kourdoum574/
Cuirdham571/
Kordheim571/
Cordom50149/

Kardam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kardam in the Hindi language
कर्दमkardama94.11
करदमkaradama5.37
कर्दम्kardam0.13
कार्दमkardama0.13
कदर्मkadarma0.13
कदमkadama0.06
कर्द्रमkardrama0.06
Kardam in the Marathi language
कदर्मkadarma68.99
करदमkaradama14.56
कडर्मkadarma8.86
कदkada3.8
करदमेkaradame1.27
कदमkadama1.27
्करडमkaradama1.27

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