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

The surname Salkam is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as: Şalkam. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 488,996th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Salkam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Salkam live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Salkam is also the 465,148th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 351 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 1,263,699. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 100 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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