Surname Kalem in modern Croatia

Kalem families are Croats and they are mostly from Doboj area , Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Doboj, Bosnia (Doboj area) and in Middle Bosnia (Gornji Vakuf area). In Dragalovci in Doboj area, BiH every tenth inhabitant had the family name Kalem.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Kalem live in Croatia today, in 90 households.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Zivaja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (25), Rijeka (15), Belisce (10), and in Radovanci in Pozega area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalem (including: Kaleem , Kallem , Khalem , Khaleem , Calem , Chalem , Kahlem , Kalleem and Khallem ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. "Kallem " is used by some 400 people in Turkey , about 300 in the United States , and some 50 people in Indonesia. "Kahlem " is used by small number of people in France and small number in the United States. "Kalleem " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jozo Kalem, Snježana Kalem, Valentina Kalem, Franjo Kalem, Marko Kalem, Krunoslav Kalem, Ivka Kalem, Mato Kalem, Rajko Kalem, Ruža Kalem, Nataša Kalem, Iva Kalem, Slađana Kalem, Marica Kalem, Maja Kalem, Siniša Kalem, Lana Kalem, Vladimir Kalem, Ljubo Kalem

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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