Kolam Surname
Approximately 760 people bear this surname
Kolam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 459 | 1:1,671,166 | 60,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Cambodia | 23 | 1:673,354 | 4,690 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kolam (706) may also be a first name.
Kolam Demographics
Average Kolam Salary in
United States
$130,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kolam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolam (Hindi: कोलम, Marathi: कोलम, Oriya: େକାଲାମ, Russian: Колам, Tibetan: ཀོ་ལམ།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 448,102nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kolam are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 310,909th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 706 people.
Kolam is most common in India, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 1,671,166. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 40 percent are found, Telangana, where 21 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 19 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Kolam Last Name Statistics demography
Kolam earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 202.73% more than the national average, earning $130,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀོ་ལམ། | kolam | - |
| Kolam in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଲାମ | ekalama | - |
| Kolam in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलम | kolama | 66.04 |
| कोलाम | kolama | 24.53 |
| कोळम | kolama | 7.55 |
| कॉलम | kolama | 1.89 |
| Kolam in the Hindi language | ||
| कोलम | kolama | 54.55 |
| कोलं | kolam | 40.91 |
| कोलाम | kolama | 4.55 |
| Kolam in the Russian language | ||
| Колам | kolam | - |
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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 Kolam
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