Family name كيلام (Kellem 
, Kellam 
, Kaliam 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name كيلام is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, كيلام is the forename as well as the last name.