Kalasha Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Kalasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 198 | 1:80,050 | 6,810 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalasha (897) may also be a first name.
Kalasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalasha (Hindi: कलाशा, Marathi: कालशा, Oriya: କାଲସା, Russian: Калаша) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalasha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 624,505th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name Kalasha occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kalasha are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kalasha is also the 271,225th most numerous given name globally, borne by 897 people.
The last name Kalasha is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 80,050. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent live, Central Province, where 26 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 19 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalasha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalasha in the Marathi language | ||
| कालशा | kalasa | 78.87 |
| कलशा | kalasa | 18.36 |
| काळशा | kalasa | 1.51 |
| कलाशा | kalasa | 0.63 |
| कळाशा | kalasa | 0.25 |
| कालाशा | kalasa | 0.25 |
| काळाशा | kalasa | 0.13 |
| Kalasha in the Hindi language | ||
| कलाशा | kalasa | 64.06 |
| कलशा | kalasa | 21.88 |
| कैलाशा | kailasa | 7.81 |
| कलाशेा | kalasea | 4.69 |
| केलाशा | kelasa | 1.56 |
| Kalasha in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲସା | kalasa | 60 |
| କଳାଶ | kalasa | 20 |
| କଳାସ | kalasa | 20 |
| Kalasha in the Russian language | ||
| Калаша | kalasa | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalasha
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