Qaleem Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Qaleem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaleem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3271:2,345,76676,423
Pakistan1301:1,374,18415,529
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Yemen921:287,2319,658
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289

Qaleem (11,075) may also be a first name.

Qaleem Last Name Facts

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

Qaleem (Hindi: कलीम, Marathi: वलेले) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaleem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,410th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qaleem are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Qaleem is also the 57,209th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 11,075 people.

Qaleem is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 2,345,766. In India Qaleem is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 5 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Not including India it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qasleem921/
Qalem911/
Kaleem8351,352/
Qaleen83279/
Caleem831/
Khaleem77687/
Kalleem7714/
Kaleeme773/
Qualhem772/
Calleem772/
Kauleem771/
Kaileem771/
Kkaleem771/
Kaaleem771/
Kalem7313,644/
Calem73437/
Qalim73127/
Qualheim71136/
Khaleemh719/
Kallem6711,760/
Khalem671,653/
Kaleme67701/
Caalem67439/
Kailem67413/
Qualen6782/
Kaleen6753/
Kaalem6742/
Caleen6742/
Caleme6728/
Kahlem6722/
Caslem6714/
Kaleam6711/
Kaulem679/
Qualim678/
Kaleum676/
Qalyom676/
Kaliem676/
Callem675/
Caylem674/
Kalgem673/
Caliem673/
Quelem672/
Keleem672/
Caulem671/
Kealem671/
Qalien671/
Kileem671/
Kalemm671/
Khaleemnh671/
Qallen670/

Qaleem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qaleem in the Hindi language
कलीमkalima87.5
क़लीमqalima12.5
Qaleem in the Marathi language
वलेलेvalele50
आलेale50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qaleem
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