Kalachan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kalachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kalachan (1,840) may also be a first name.

Kalachan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kalachan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kalachan (Bengali: কালাচান, Hindi: कलचन, Marathi: कलचन, Oriya: କଲାଚନ, Russian: Калачан) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kalachan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalachan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kalachan reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kalachan is also the 177,820th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 1,840 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 50 percent reside, Tripura, where 40 percent reside and Manipur, where 5 percent reside. Apart from India Kalachan is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalachan in the Hindi language
कलचनkalacana-
Kalachan in the Bengali language
কালাচানkalacana85.16
কালাচাঁনkalacamna13.28
কালচানkalacana0.78
কালাচান্kalacan0.78
Kalachan in the Marathi language
कलचनkalacana50
कालाचानkalacana50
Kalachan in the Oriya language
କଲାଚନkalacana29.55
କାଲାଚନkalacana29.55
କାଳାଚନkalacana18.18
କଳାଚନkalacana11.36
କାଲାଚାନkalacana6.82
କାଳାଚାନkalacana2.27
କଲାଚାନkalacana2.27
Kalachan in the Russian language
Калачанkalacan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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