Kalashnyk Surname
Approximately 10,630 people bear this surname
Kalashnyk 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 SurnameKalashnyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 10,605 | 1:4,293 | 417 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalashnyk Surname Meaning
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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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Where Does The Last Name Kalashnyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalashnyk (Russian: Калашнык) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalashnyk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,496th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 685,564 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kalashnyk are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 10,605 people, or 1 in 4,293. In Ukraine Kalashnyk is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 20 percent are found, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kallashnyk | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kalashchnyk | 90 | 3 | / |
| Kalashnik | 89 | 5,397 | / |
| Kalachnyk | 89 | 164 | / |
| Kolashnyk | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kaleshnyk | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kaloshnyk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kalazhnyk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kalashnykova | 86 | 6,314 | / |
| Kalaschnik | 84 | 4 | / |
| Kalasnik | 82 | 38 | / |
| Kalesnyk | 82 | 37 | / |
| Kalaschnick | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kalashnkova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kolachnyk | 78 | 154 | / |
| Kalachnik | 78 | 51 | / |
| Kaleshnik | 78 | 23 | / |
| Kalasniks | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kolashnik | 78 | 6 | / |
| Koleshnyk | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalasznik | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalashnic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalashnikova | 76 | 52,118 | / |
| Kalashnekova | 76 | 27 | / |
| Kolashnykova | 76 | 16 | / |
| Kalashnikowa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kolaschnik | 74 | 40 | / |
| Kholoshnyk | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kalaschnikova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kalaschnikowa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kalashnickova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kalashnikkova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kalesnik | 71 | 649 | / |
| Kalašnik | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalacnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolasnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalasnikova | 70 | 1,391 | / |
| Kolashnikova | 67 | 262 | / |
| Kolachnek | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kolachnik | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kalesnick | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kalacznik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolasznik | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kalyasnikova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kolasznek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalashnicova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koleesnyk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koleshnik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kalochnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coloshnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolesnykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalazhnikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolezhnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
Kalashnyk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalashnyk in the Russian language | ||
| Калашнык | kalasnyk | - |
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