Kelam Surname

144,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7611:435,58522,662
Algeria5651:68,37411,146
Turkey2701:288,22719,094
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Croatia871:48,6059,385
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Nicaragua381:158,4502,273
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kelam (2,270) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelham91665/
Keelam91108/
Kaelam9140/
Kelame9121/
Keliam9120/
Kealam9115/
Khelam9114/
Kehlam914/
Kelyam912/
Kielam912/
Keilam911/
Kelatm911/
Kelaim911/
Kelyaum8343/
Keallam832/
Keeylam831/
Khealam831/
Khellam831/
Kieliam831/
Kheilam831/
Kalam80190,035/
Kilam801,511/
Kolam80760/
Kelom8057/
Celam8051/
Qelam809/
Kelleham770/
Kallam737,248/
Kollam731,994/
Khalam73891/
Kalaam73476/
Kilham73443/
Kholam73393/
Koilam73357/
Kelome73296/
Kalham73255/
Chelam73233/
Kilame73184/
Kaalam73127/
Kiliam73117/
Kaliam7368/
Kohlam7365/
Kailam7362/
Kalamm7361/
Kolaam7356/
Ceelam7351/
Kalamh7328/
Keloum7321/
Koliam7318/
Khilam7313/
Kalaim7313/
Caelam7312/
Kaleam7311/
Kolaum7311/
Kahlam737/
Kilyam737/
Kuilam736/
Kalaum732/
Kilaim732/
Kolham732/
Quelam732/
Kleham732/
Khelom732/
Kaylam731/
Keelom731/
Kjhlam731/
Kkalam731/
Celham731/
Hkalam731/
Kalahm731/
Koleam731/
Qelame731/
Kealom731/
Ceylam731/
Kalaym731/
Kuylam731/
Ceilam730/
Kilahm730/
Kelhom730/
Kelyamova7186/
Khollam671,428/
Khalaym67530/
Cheelam67300/
Khalaim67221/
Koilham6736/
Kholiam6729/
Kolaham6724/
Kahalam6724/
Kalleam6717/
Khuilam6713/
Ceillam6712/
Kiliame677/
Chelyam677/
Khallam676/
Kalliam674/
Kallamm674/
Kalaham674/
Kailasm674/
Kaalaam673/
Khailam673/
Kholaym673/
Kollamm672/
Kholamm672/
Kholham672/
Kelgoum672/
Khalaam672/
Kolliam672/
Kithlam672/
Kailyam672/
Keloume672/
Khilaim671/
Khillam671/
Khaliam671/
Khaylam671/
Khaalam671/
Kallaam671/
Kalyaam671/
Khyllam671/
Kolaumm671/
Cheliam671/
Queliam671/
Kelhoum671/
Kailame671/
Kal'ham671/
Kitliam671/
Ketleim671/
Khojlam671/

Kelam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻟﻢkalm-
Kelam in the Hindi language
केलमkelama99.54
केलामkelama0.46
Kelam in the Marathi language
केलमkelama67.86
केलामkelama14.29
केळमkelama10.71
केलंkelam7.14
Kelam in the Oriya language
େକଲମekalama65.38
େକଲମ୍ekalam15.38
େକଲାମekalama11.54
େକଲାମ୍ekalam7.69
Kelam in the Arabic language
كلمklm-

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