Karlam Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Karlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karlam (237) may also be a first name.

Karlam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlam (Marathi: कतलाम) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Karlam live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karlam is also the 581,650th most common first name world-wide, borne by 237 people.

The last name Karlam is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 6,087,820. In India Karlam is primarily found in: Telangana, where 63 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India Karlam exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharlam9246/
Karliam921/
Karllam921/
Karlham920/
Karlaime861/
Korlam83726/
Carlam8374/
Kerlam832/
Karlamova8022/
Korllam7714/
Korlaam778/
Kerliam771/
Karleim771/
Korrlam771/
Carlham770/
Kharlamova7521,819/
Karlheim71247/
Kharlyamova715/
Korellam713/
Khairlamova712/
Carlaham710/
Carlom67553/
Korlom676/
Korlamova671/
Qarlamova671/
Corlam670/
Khorlamova63164/
Kharlomova635/
Carlome6287/
Kerllom621/
Corliam621/
Korllom621/
Carlyom621/
Carlheim5796/
Carleheim532/

Karlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlam in the Marathi language
कतलामkatalama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karlam
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