Qalam Surname
Approximately 5,038 people bear this surname
Qalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2,311 | 1:13,913 | 839 |
| Pakistan | 1,306 | 1:136,787 | 3,848 |
| Iran | 842 | 1:91,191 | 9,144 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Lebanon | 50 | 1:112,742 | 6,349 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qalam (8,914) may also be a first name.
Qalam Demographics
Qalam Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qalam (Georgian: ქალამ, Hindi: क़लाम) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qalam.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 94,571st most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,446,516 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Qalam live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 66,133rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 8,914 people.
The surname Qalam is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2,311 people, or 1 in 13,913. In Afghanistan Qalam is mostly found in: Paktika, where 17 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 14 percent are found and Kabul, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 26 percent are found and Iran, where 17 percent are found.
Qalam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (64%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qalam in the Georgian language | ||
| ქალამ | kalam | - |
| Qalam in the Hindi language | ||
| क़लाम | qalama | 60 |
| कलाम | kalama | 40 |
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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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- 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 Qalam
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