Kalashnik Surname
Approximately 5,397 people bear this surname
Kalashnik Surname User-submission:
Kalashnik (Ukrainian: Калашник) is a Ukrainian occupational surname, meaning 'maker of kalaches'. A man who made kalaches was called a калачник (kalachnik), which sometimes by sandhi effect became калашник (kalashnik), and such a man's descendants thus had the surname Калачник (Kalachnik) or Калашник (Kalashnik).
Read More About This SurnameKalashnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4,997 | 1:28,842 | 3,990 |
| Kazakhstan | 132 | 1:133,958 | 13,793 |
| Belarus | 97 | 1:97,949 | 14,999 |
| Uzbekistan | 60 | 1:515,486 | 11,776 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Transnistria | 14 | 1:33,907 | 5,291 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Kalashnik Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kalashnik (Ukrainian: Калашник) is a Ukrainian occupational surname, meaning 'maker of kalaches'. A man who made kalaches was called a калачник (kalachnik), which sometimes by sandhi effect became калашник (kalashnik), and such a man's descendants thus had the surname Калачник (Kalachnik) or Калашник (Kalashnik).
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Kalashnik Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Kalashnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalashnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalashnik (Russian: Калашник) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalashnik? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalashnik is the 88,958th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,350,296 people. The surname Kalashnik is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kalashnik reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 4,997 people, or 1 in 28,842. In Russia it is mostly found in: Stavropol Krai, where 21 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Belgorod Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Kalashnik Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kalashnik last name is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kalashnik are 11.5% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.27% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kalashnik earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $39,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $62,627 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalashnik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalashnik in the Russian language | ||
| Калашник | kalasnik | - |
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