Across the world, Кальсум (Kalsoom 
, Кальсум 
) is a common girly forename. The first name Кальсум is habitual in Pakistan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly female, but infrequently male name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Кальсум is the last name as well as the forename.