Kalas Surname

59,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kalas Surname Definition:

(Greek, Polish) One who coated the inside of pots and pans; one who came from Kalisz, a city in Poland.

Kalas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,5441:138,3608,830
United States9491:381,93833,710
Czechia2641:40,2786,675
Turkey2381:326,98120,972
Poland2071:183,61725,035
Hungary1801:54,5355,767
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Germany891:904,55664,175
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
Australia471:574,37741,856
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Bosnia and Herzegovina371:95,5788,376
England361:1,547,72466,012
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Austria281:304,12334,120
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Greece231:481,73061,288
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Kalaš (844), Kalás (2), Kalaś (1) & Kálas (1) are calculated separately.

Kalas (10,164) may also be a first name.

Kalas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek, Polish) One who coated the inside of pots and pans; one who came from Kalisz, a city in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kalas Last Name Facts

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

Kalas (Arabic: كالس, Bengali: কৈলাস, Hindi: कलास, Marathi: कळस, Oriya: କଳସ, Russian: Калась) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as a variant: Kalaš, Kalás, Kalaś or Kálas. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,276th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 855,748 people. The last name Kalas is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Kalas live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,570th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 10,164 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 5,544 people, or 1 in 138,360. In India Kalas is mostly concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 31 percent reside, Odisha, where 20 percent reside and Karnataka, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account India Kalas occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Czechia, where 3 percent reside.

Kalas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kalas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kalas last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.04% less than the national average, earning R 78,324 per year; in United States they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $50,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,987 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalaš93844/
Kalás932/
Kalaś931/
Kálas931/
Kallas916,916/
Kailas914,755/
Khalas914,425/
Kalash913,911/
Kalase913,477/
Kalaus91410/
Kalasz91219/
Kaleas91216/
Kaulas91150/
Kalass91118/
Kalais9190/
Kaylas9166/
Kalias9155/
Kalyas9152/
Kalaas9124/
Kaelas9117/
Kalazs917/
Kalahs917/
Gkalas914/
Kahlas913/
Kalgas912/
Kalažs911/
Kala's911/
Kkalas911/
Kailash8329,088/
Kahalas831,531/
Khalase83968/
Kallias83732/
Kalashe83564/
Khalash83509/
Kailase83293/
Kallaus83290/
Kalleas83152/
Khalias83101/
Kallash8383/
Kaalaas8378/
Kaulase8373/
Kallast8363/
Kailass8353/
Khalais8350/
Kallais8342/
Kalaise8340/
Kalasch8340/
Khalaas8333/
Kalasse8324/
Kkailas8321/
Kallass8320/
Kkalias8320/
Kailaas8319/
Kalhaus8316/
Kaulash8315/
Kallase8313/
Khallas8312/
Kailais8312/
Kaylash8311/
Kealash8310/
Kaelash8310/
Kalahas836/
Khalass836/
Khalyas834/
Gkailas834/
Kealias833/
Kaalash833/
Khailas832/
Kaillas832/
Kalaish832/
Kalaasz832/
Kaulais831/
Kalaiss831/
Kaalass831/
Kalaszh831/
Kalaush831/
Kaliais831/
Kalyash831/
Kaulias831/
Kaslajs831/
Kalauss831/
Kalauus831/
Kaalase831/
Gkalias831/
Gkallas831/
Kalatsh831/
Kaylass831/
Kallahs831/
Kailast831/
Kahlash831/
Kalaaas831/
Khajlas831/
Calas805,129/
Kolas801,782/
Kalos801,252/
Kalaç801,121/
Kalaz80611/
Kelas80272/
Kalaß8049/
Kalós8010/
Kalać809/
Qalas801/
Khalashe77428/
Kalasová77285/
Kalasova77120/
Kallasch7777/
Kalyaush7749/
Kalaysız7734/
Kacillas7725/
Kallasse7714/
Khallash7710/
Kailashe777/
Khailash775/
Kailaash775/
Kailashs773/
Kaillash772/
Kaylease771/
Kailassh771/
Kalaishe771/
Khallass771/
Khaulase771/
Khalasse771/
Kallasøe771/
Kahalais771/
Kahlaise771/
Kalasche771/
Calais734,888/
Callas732,412/
Kelash732,325/
Kalous732,060/
Kallos731,595/
Qalyas731,238/
Kolias731,047/
Kollas73793/
Kolase73762/
Kalauz73725/
Kalász73684/
Koulas73593/
Qalase73435/
Kelias73390/
Calaus73343/
Kalose73342/
Kallós73275/
Calgas73267/
Kallaz73262/
Calias73200/
Kolash73182/
Kolaas73161/
Gkolas73161/
Kahlos73112/
Koleas73106/
Kaliaš73101/
Calhas7395/
Kolasz7389/
Kalosh7366/
Caylas7363/
Caulas7359/
Catlas7347/
Calash7345/
Kalios7344/
Kalace7343/
Kohlas7342/
Kalyaz7342/
Calase7341/
Kuolas7339/
Kailos7337/
Kolyas7337/
Kaleis7337/
Qalash7333/
Cailas7332/
Khelas7330/
Khalos7327/
Koylas7321/
Qallas7320/
Kolass7319/
Caalas7316/
Kallaß7315/
Kholas7314/
Kaloss7314/
Kaulos7314/
Kolaus7312/
Gkelas7312/
Kaleys7311/
Koilas7310/
Kolais7310/
Kolats739/
Kolhas738/
Kallás738/
Kaylos737/
Keulas737/
Kelasz736/
Kalatz736/
Keilas735/
Kelais735/
Calass734/
Caslas734/
Kealos734/
Qahlas734/
Kallaç733/
Qalast732/
Kaleaz732/
Kelass732/
Keelas732/
Khalaz732/
Calasd732/
Kelahs731/
Qualas731/
Caleas731/
Kaļass731/
Kalošs731/
Kalois731/
Kaloos731/
Kkolas731/
Gqalas731/
Calast731/
Kelhas731/
Kalaaz731/
Hcalas731/
Kelaas731/
Kalashova71323/
Kalyasova7152/
Kallausch7134/
Kallasová7131/
Kaliasova7115/
Kalausova7112/
Kalassova7110/
Kalaszova716/
Kalaszová713/
Kallasova712/
Kalausová712/
Kalahasth711/
Kollias676,311/
Khellas672,231/
Callais671,729/
Kaloush67660/
Gkolias67646/
Kholase67384/
Kohlhas67308/
Koulias67239/
Koilias67216/
Kaloosh67214/
Kalhous67192/
Kalauch67191/
Koylass67176/
Caillas67144/
Gkalios67140/
Kallios67133/
Kolasch67125/
Gkelias67119/
Calasse67102/
Khalous6793/
Koullas6791/
Callias6786/
Kolaszt6780/
Kahleis6769/
Koulass6765/
Koylash6746/
Calease6739/
Kallous6731/
Kaleush6730/
Kallach6729/
Kaloshe6728/
Keilaus6727/
Kohlase6725/
Kolasse6719/
Callase6719/
Kalyashova6718/
Qalashe6718/
Kollash6717/
Kolashe6715/
Kollaus6715/
Kahlous6715/
Keilash6714/
Kahleys6713/
Kolahas6712/
Kotlash6711/
Khelash6711/
Kalhausová6711/
Cailase6710/
Kouleas6710/
Koolash6710/
Kallosh679/
Kolascz678/
Kolleas678/
Calleas677/
Kehlass677/
Khalose677/
Kalatch676/
Kolhase676/
Casllas676/
Cahalas676/
Kaleish676/
Khalace675/
Quallas675/
Kalosse675/
Koulase675/
Keelash674/
Khollas674/
Khalios674/
Gkoulas674/
Calausd674/
Koulash673/
Kolhasz673/
Caglias673/
Calaise673/
Kohlaas672/
Khaleis672/
Koilash672/
Kailous672/
Kalachh672/
Kalouss671/
Kaylashova671/
Kehlias671/
Kalaitz671/
Khalyasova671/
Kaliuos671/
Kallose671/
Kalhose671/
Kaliassova671/
Kalouse671/
Kholyas671/
Koilase671/
Qualeas671/
Kolasth671/
Koliaas671/
Caliaus671/
Callaus671/
Kallace671/
Calhaus671/
Khalosh671/
Kajlosz671/
Kkolias671/
Kolhaas671/
Kollass671/
Kotlasz671/
Qualias671/
Caalays671/
Cailhas671/
Callast671/
Cathlas671/
Kaliazz671/
Kahloos671/
Kealots671/
Kalleus671/
Kalyauz671/
Kalhashova671/
Kaleiss671/
Kollasz671/
Kelaash671/
Khaliaz671/
Khaloos671/
Kholias671/
Kalleis670/
Kohlass670/
Callass670/
Kealous670/

Kalas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalas in the Bengali language
কৈলাসkailasa-
Kalas in the Oriya language
କଳସkalasa69.75
କଲାସkalasa13.47
କଳାସkalasa11.69
କଲସkalasa1.95
କାଲସkalasa0.59
କଳଶkalasa0.17
କାଳାସkalasa0.17
କାଲସ୍kalas0.08
ଦାସdasa0.08
କାଲାସkalasa0.08
Kalas in the Hindi language
कलासkalasa69.35
कलसkalasa16.13
कालसkalasa8.87
कैलाशkailasa2.42
क्लासklasa0.81
कलाkala0.81
कलशाkalasa0.81
Kalas in the Marathi language
कळसkalasa53.95
कलसkalasa24.83
कैलासkailasa9.26
कलासkalasa4.74
कालसkalasa2.26
कालासkalasa1.13
काळसkalasa0.68
अलकाalaka0.45
कळासkalasa0.45
काळेkale0.23
Kalas in the Russian language
Каласьkalas-
Kalas in the Arabic language
كالسkals-

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