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
Qalamah is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qalamah.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalamah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qalamah live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Qalamah is also the 399,588th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 457 people.
The last name Qalamah is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 242,434. In Yemen Qalamah is most frequent in: Dhamar Governorate, where 79 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 20 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 1 percent live. Besides Yemen it exists in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.
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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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