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 last name Kalasha (Hindi: कलाशा, Marathi: कालशा, Oriya: କାଲସା, Russian: Калаша) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalasha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 624,505th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kalasha live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kalasha is also the 271,225th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 897 people.
Kalasha is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 80,050. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside, Central Province, where 26 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 19 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside.
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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