Kelom Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kelom (131) may also be a first name.

Kelom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelom (Oriya: େକଲମ) is most common in Malaysia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Kelom is primarily found in Asia, where 35 percent of Kelom live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kelom is also the 811,108th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 131 people.

Kelom is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,474,711. In Malaysia Kelom is most common in: Kelantan, where 45 percent are found, Pahang, where 40 percent are found and Kedah, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 23 percent are found.

Kelom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kelom last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelome91296/
Keloum9121/
Khelom912/
Kealom911/
Keelom911/
Kelhom910/
Keloume832/
Kelgoum832/
Kelhoum831/
Kelam803,075/
Kelum802,635/
Kalom801,419/
Kolom80498/
Kilom8080/
Celom8010/
Kleom801/
Kelham73665/
Kollom73219/
Keelam73108/
Khalom7362/
Kailom7350/
Kaelam7340/
Kilome7339/
Kelame7321/
Keliam7320/
Kealam7315/
Kallom7315/
Khylom7314/
Khelam7314/
Chelom7311/
Kaloom7310/
Kahlom738/
Kaluom735/
Kalyom734/
Kehlam734/
Keelum733/
Kelyam732/
Kielam732/
Keilam731/
Khelum731/
Kalomm731/
Kohlom731/
Koloim731/
Kelatm731/
Kelume731/
Koliom731/
Qelome731/
Kelyaum6743/
Kahalom676/
Cheloum676/
Khaloom674/
Keallam672/
Khilome672/
Celhoum671/
Keelium671/
Keeylam671/
Khealam671/
Khellam671/
Khyllom671/
Kieliam671/
Kallhom671/
Kheilam671/
Kalhoum671/
Kahloom671/
K'Oloom671/
Kayllom671/
Kailhom671/

Kelom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelom in the Oriya language
େକଲମekalama-

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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 Kelom
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