Kales Surname
Approximately 1,424 people bear this surname
Kales Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 457 | 1:101,050 | 8,825 |
| United States | 358 | 1:1,012,455 | 74,653 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Uganda | 123 | 1:317,393 | 21,597 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
The alternate forms: Kaleş (250), Káles (17) & Kaleš (8) are calculated separately.
Kales (1,953) may also be a first name.
Kales Demographics
Average Kales Salary in
United States
$49,074 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kales Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kales Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kales (Hindi: कलेस, Marathi: कालेस, Oriya: କାେଲସ, Russian: Калес) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kaleş, Káles or Kaleš. For other potential spellings of Kales click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kales? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 273,120th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,117,659 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 41 percent of Kales reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kales is also the 171,497th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,953 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 101,050. In Kenya Kales is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 81 percent live, Kilifi County, where 19 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya Kales exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Kales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kales has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 301 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kales Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kales last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kales surname are 9.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kales earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $49,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $55,240 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kales Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kales in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେଲସ | kaelasa | 79.17 |
| କାଲେସ | kalesa | 12.5 |
| କାେଳସ | kaelasa | 4.17 |
| କାେଲସ୍ | kaelas | 4.17 |
| Kales in the Hindi language | ||
| कलेस | kalesa | 66.67 |
| कालेस | kalesa | 11.11 |
| कालेष | kalesa | 11.11 |
| ्कलेस | kalesa | 11.11 |
| Kales in the Marathi language | ||
| कालेस | kalesa | 66.67 |
| कलेस | kalesa | 33.33 |
| Kales in the Russian language | ||
| Калес | kales | - |
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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
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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 Kales
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