Kalaš Surname
Approximately 844 people bear this surname
Kalaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 667 | 1:15,942 | 2,359 |
| Slovakia | 54 | 1:98,823 | 18,879 |
| Croatia | 52 | 1:81,319 | 13,910 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 | 1:80,373 | 7,783 |
| Serbia | 20 | 1:357,247 | 16,776 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kalas (8,516), Kalaś (1), Kalás (2) & Kálas (1) are calculated separately.
Kalaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalaš is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kalas, Kalaś, Kalás or Kálas. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalaš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 412,986th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. The last name Kalaš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kalaš are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
Kalaš is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 15,942. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 28 percent are found, Prague, where 28 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Czechia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent are found and Croatia, where 6 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kalaš
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