Salkam Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Salkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6071:1,263,69950,041
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Şalkam (88) are calculated separately.

Salkam (351) may also be a first name.

Salkam Last Name Facts

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

Salkam has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as a variant: Şalkam. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 488,996th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Salkam reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 465,148th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 351 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 607 people, or 1 in 1,263,699. In India Salkam is most common in: Telangana, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şalkam9488/
Shalkam92818/
Salkham9210/
Shalkham8617/
Salkkham861/
Jalkam83627/
Calkam83165/
Solkam8314/
Salkom836/
Salcam834/
Zalkam832/
Çalkam831/
Schalkham8051/
Salkamova805/
Shelkam7731/
Scalcam7714/
Solkame772/
Solkham772/
Salkome771/
Soolkam771/
Salkoum771/
Jalkham771/
Caulkam770/
Chalkham711/
Solkaime711/
Sholkame711/
Shailkhamova6738/
Salcom674/
Jalkom671/
Solkom671/
Jolkham6221/
Scalcom6217/
Salqoum621/
Zolkham621/
Sholkom621/
Salcoum621/
Calkoom620/
Chalkoum574/
Shalcome571/
Calcom501/

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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 Salkam
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