Kolem Surname
Approximately 593 people bear this surname
Kolem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 245 | 1:84,772 | 10,298 |
| India | 124 | 1:6,186,011 | 143,436 |
| Indonesia | 117 | 1:1,130,335 | 81,024 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Kölem (58) are calculated separately.
Kolem (227) may also be a first name.
Kolem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolem (Russian: Кольем, Tibetan: ཀོ་ལེམ།) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kölem. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolem? popularity and diffusion
Kolem is the 541,435th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. Kolem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Kolem live; 30 percent live in Central Africa and 30 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 227 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 84,772. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent are found, Far North Region, where 27 percent are found and Centre Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolem in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀོ་ལེམ། | kolem | - |
| Kolem in the Russian language | ||
| Кольем | kolem | - |
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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 Kolem
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