Khalem Surname
Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname
Khalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,570 | 1:24,606 | 4,468 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Khalem (49) may also be a first name.
Khalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khalem (Tibetan: ཁ་ལེམ།) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khalem is the 241,646th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,408,679 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Khalem reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 1,570 people, or 1 in 24,606. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Boumerdès Province, where 100 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 0 percent are found and Tipasa Province, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khalem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalem in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཁ་ལེམ། | khalem | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Khalem
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