Kalb Surname

42,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kalb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8381:16,6402,202
United States3,8391:94,41510,597
Iran1,7331:44,3065,053
Austria5131:16,5992,489
Brazil3161:677,45024,995
France2941:225,92835,048
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Italy1411:433,73546,903
Canada821:449,33638,948
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
Israel651:131,65614,227
Australia481:562,41041,290
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:63,8916,961

Kalb (163) may also be a first name.

Kalb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kalb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kalb (Hindi: कल्ब, Russian: Кальб) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalb? popularity and diffusion

Kalb is the 42,021st most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 586,476 people. The last name Kalb is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Kalb are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 717,791st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 163 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 4,838 people, or 1 in 16,640. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 48 percent live, Hesse, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Iran, where 14 percent live.

Kalb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kalb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalb surname grew 488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kalb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalb last name are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Kalb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning €31,655 per year; in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalb8935/
Kalbz894/
Katlb891/
Kailb891/
Kalbp891/
Kaalb891/
Kaulb890/
Khalbs8016/
Kaileb802/
Kolb7556,904/
Kalp751,871/
Qalb75374/
Calb7553/
Kalbova7372/
Kalpe67400/
Kalıp67368/
Kalvø67161/
Koslb6773/
Kalvå6750/
Kolbs6736/
Kholb6717/
Khalp676/
Kalph675/
Keilb673/
Khelb673/
Kolbë672/
Kaulp672/
Kotlb671/
Kalpp671/
Kallv671/
Kolbt670/
Koulb670/
Caulb670/

Kalb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalb in the Hindi language
कल्बkalba-
Kalb in the Russian language
Кальбkalb-

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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
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  • 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 Kalb
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