Kalashnik Surname

88,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

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).

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Kalashnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,9971:28,8423,990
Kazakhstan1321:133,95813,793
Belarus971:97,94914,999
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

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 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.

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Kalashnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalashnik in the Russian language
Калашникkalasnik-

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