Kelam Surname
Approximately 3,075 people bear this surname
Kelam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,761 | 1:435,585 | 22,662 |
| Algeria | 565 | 1:68,374 | 11,146 |
| Turkey | 270 | 1:288,227 | 19,094 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Croatia | 87 | 1:48,605 | 9,385 |
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Nicaragua | 38 | 1:158,450 | 2,273 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kelam (2,270) may also be a first name.
Kelam Demographics
Average Kelam Salary in
United States
$42,238 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kelam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelam (Arabic: كلم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻢ, Hindi: केलम, Marathi: केलम, Oriya: େକଲମ) is found most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 144,481st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,369,934 people. Kelam is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Kelam live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 156,610th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 2,270 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,761 people, or 1 in 435,585. In India Kelam is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent reside, Telangana, where 7 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 18 percent reside and Turkey, where 9 percent reside.
Kelam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kelam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelam surname grew 10,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kelam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kelam last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.
Kelam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,238 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻟﻢ | kalm | - |
| Kelam in the Hindi language | ||
| केलम | kelama | 99.54 |
| केलाम | kelama | 0.46 |
| Kelam in the Marathi language | ||
| केलम | kelama | 67.86 |
| केलाम | kelama | 14.29 |
| केळम | kelama | 10.71 |
| केलं | kelam | 7.14 |
| Kelam in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଲମ | ekalama | 65.38 |
| େକଲମ୍ | ekalam | 15.38 |
| େକଲାମ | ekalama | 11.54 |
| େକଲାମ୍ | ekalam | 7.69 |
| Kelam in the Arabic language | ||
| كلم | klm | - |
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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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- 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 Kelam
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