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 last name Kálmán (Arabic: كالمين, Hindi: कलमन, Marathi: कलमन) occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kálman, Kalmán, Kalman or Kàlmàn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kálmán? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,282nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 839,579 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kálmán live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Kálmán is also the 34,055th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 22,968 people.

The last name Kálmán is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 8,393 people, or 1 in 1,170. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 10 percent are found and Pest County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Kálmán Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kálmán has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 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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