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
The last name Khalem (Tibetan: ཁ་ལེམ།) is most common in Algeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 241,646th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,408,679 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Khalem are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 49 people.
The surname Khalem is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,570 people, or 1 in 24,606. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Boumerdès Province, where 100 percent live, Algiers Province, where 0 percent live and Tipasa Province, where 0 percent live. Besides Algeria Khalem occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
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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