Kaleh Surname
Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname
Kaleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 865 | 1:88,766 | 8,929 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 1:1,191,319 | 5,802 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kaleh (598) may also be a first name.
Kaleh Demographics
Average Kaleh Salary in
United States
$38,619 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaleh (Hindi: कलेह, Marathi: कलेह) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaleh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 328,333rd most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. Kaleh is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kaleh reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kaleh is also the 341,904th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 598 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 865 people, or 1 in 88,766. In Iran Kaleh is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 25 percent live, Hormozgan Province, where 21 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Kaleh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kaleh are 15.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.97% being registered with the party.
Kaleh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $38,619 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaleh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleh in the Hindi language | ||
| कलेह | kaleha | - |
| Kaleh in the Marathi language | ||
| कलेह | kaleha | - |
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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 Kaleh
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