Keelam Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Keelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Keelam (25) may also be a first name.

Keelam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keelam (Hindi: केलम) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keelam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Keelam reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 7,670,654. In India Keelam is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 89 percent are found and Telangana, where 10 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keeylam921/
Keellam921/
Kelam913,075/
Kelham83665/
Ceelam8351/
Kaelam8340/
Kelame8321/
Keliam8320/
Kealam8315/
Khelam8314/
Kehlam834/
Kelyam832/
Kielam832/
Keilam831/
Keelom831/
Kelatm831/
Kelaim831/
Cheelam77300/
Kelyaum7743/
Keallam772/
Kieliam771/
Kowelam771/
Kheilam771/
Khellam771/
Khealam771/
Kalam73190,035/
Kilam731,511/
Kolam73760/
Kelom7357/
Celam7351/
Qelam739/
Kouelame711/
Kelleham710/
Kallam677,248/
Kollam671,994/
Khalam67891/
Kalaam67476/
Kilham67443/
Kholam67393/
Koilam67357/
Kalham67255/
Chelam67233/
Kilame67184/
Kaalam67127/
Kiliam67117/
Kelyamova6786/
Kaliam6768/
Kohlam6765/
Kailam6762/
Kalamm6761/
Kolaam6756/
Kalamh6728/
Keloum6721/
Koulam6719/
Koliam6718/
Kalaim6713/
Khilam6713/
Caelam6712/
Kolaum6711/
Kaleam6711/
Kaulam6711/
Kilyam677/
Kahlam677/
Kuilam676/
Kalaum672/
Kilaim672/
Kolham672/
Khelom672/
Kleham672/
Quelam672/
Kalaym671/
Kaylam671/
Kjhlam671/
Kkalam671/
Celham671/
Hkalam671/
Kalahm671/
Koleam671/
Qelame671/
Kealom671/
Ceylam671/
Kuylam671/
Kilahm670/
Kelhom670/
Ceilam670/

Keelam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keelam in the Hindi language
केलमkelama-

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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 Keelam
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