Qalamah Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Qalamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 109 | 1:242,434 | 9,142 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
Qalamah (457) may also be a first name.
Qalamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qalamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qalamah is most common in Yemen. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalamah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qalamah is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Qalamah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qalamah live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 399,588th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 457 people.
The surname Qalamah is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 242,434. In Yemen it is most common in: Dhamar Governorate, where 79 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Beside Yemen it exists in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Qalamah
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