Kálmán Surname

58,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kálmán Surname Definition:

“Beautiful name” in Greek. Corruption of Kalonymos.

Kálmán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8,3931:1,170124
Slovakia1461:36,5516,716
Romania951:211,34620,786
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Kálman (19), Kalmán (18), Kalman (10,086) & Kàlmàn (1) are calculated separately.

Kálmán (22,968) may also be a first name.

Kálmán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Beautiful name” in Greek. Corruption of Kalonymos.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kálmán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kálmán (Arabic: كالمين, Hindi: कलमन, Marathi: कलमन) is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also appear as a variant: Kálman, Kalmán, Kalman or Kàlmàn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kálmán? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,282nd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 839,579 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kálmán are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 34,055th most common first name globally, borne by 22,968 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 8,393 people, or 1 in 1,170. In Hungary Kálmán is most common in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Csongrád County, where 10 percent reside and Pest County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Hungary this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Kálmán Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kálmán has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kálman9419/
Kalmán9418/
Kalman8910,086/
Kàlmàn891/
Kálmánová80154/
Kolman677,047/
Kalmon67225/
Kálmanová6745/
Colmán6716/
Kalmánová6712/
Kolmon672/

Kálmán Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kálmán in the Hindi language
कलमनkalamana37.93
कल्मानkalmana34.48
कालमनkalamana13.79
कलमानkalamana6.9
कल्मानदेवीस्kalmanadevis3.45
कल्माणkalmana3.45
Kálmán in the Marathi language
कलमनkalamana28.57
मनmana28.57
कालमानkalamana14.29
कालमनkalamana14.29
मानmana14.29
Kálmán in the Arabic language
كالمينkalmyn-
كالمانkalman-
كلمانklman-

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