Shalkam Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shalkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq8171:42,8661,806
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shalkam (26) may also be a first name.

Shalkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shalkam is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalkam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 423,328th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,908,980 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shalkam live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant. Shalkam is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Shalkam is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 817 people, or 1 in 42,866. Besides Iraq this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalkham9317/
Salkam92678/
Schalkham8851/
Shelkam8631/
Salkham8610/
Chalkham801/
Sholkame801/
Salkkham801/
Şalkam7788/
Solkam7714/
Salkom776/
Salcam774/
Zalkam772/
Çalkam771/
Salkamova755/
Shailkhamova7438/
Solkame712/
Salkoum711/
Sholkom711/
Soolkam711/
Salkome711/
Chalkoum674/
Solkaime671/
Shalcome671/
Salcom624/
Solkom621/
Solkham572/
Salcoum571/
Salqoum571/
Shelcom570/

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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 Shalkam
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