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
Kalashnyk (Russian: Калашнык) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalashnyk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,496th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 685,564 people. Kalashnyk 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.
Kalashnyk is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 10,605 people, or 1 in 4,293. In Ukraine Kalashnyk is most common in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 20 percent live, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 11 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
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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