Kalama

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalama. === Proper noun === Kalama (plural Kalamas) A surname from Hawaiian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kalama is the 34110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Kalama is most common among Mixed-Race (30.48%), Asian/Pacific Islander (25.38%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (21.77%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kalama”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 266. === Anagrams === Kamala, alamak, kamala == Hawaiian == === Etymology === ka (“the”) + lama (“ebony tree; torch”); also shortened from compound given names beginning with Kalama-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈla.ma/, [kəˈlɐ.mə] === Proper noun === Kalama a female or male given name from Hawaiian, e.g. of a 19th century queen a surname === References === Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986 Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalama occurs as the only name of 76 women and 52 men in 19th century marriage records.