Worldwide, Kalsum (Kalsum 
) is quite a common predominantly girly, but scarcely male forename. The given name Kalsum is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a rare largely girly, but uncommonly male name, Iraq, where it is a rare female name, and Pakistan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. More frequently, Kalsum is the last name as well as the forename.