Kalev Surname
Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname
Kalev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 894 | 1:7,806 | 940 |
| Estonia | 303 | 1:4,362 | 403 |
| Israel | 182 | 1:47,020 | 6,234 |
| Russia | 173 | 1:833,081 | 67,653 |
| Ukraine | 129 | 1:352,889 | 43,718 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| North Macedonia | 39 | 1:53,884 | 5,662 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Kalev (3,090) may also be a first name.
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Kalev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalev (Hindi: कालेव, Marathi: कलेव, Russian: Калев) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 212,982nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kalev live; 48 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Kalev is also the 129,742nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 3,090 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 894 people, or 1 in 7,806. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Burgas Province, where 11 percent reside and Varna Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.
Kalev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kalev are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kalev earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.77% less than the national average, earning R 50,448 per year; in United States they earn 66.85% more than the national average, earning $71,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.78% more than the national average, earning $63,484 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalev in the Marathi language | ||
| कलेव | kaleva | 66.67 |
| कालेव | kaleva | 33.33 |
| Kalev in the Hindi language | ||
| कालेव | kaleva | 60 |
| कलेव | kaleva | 40 |
| Kalev in the Russian language | ||
| Калев | kalev | - |
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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 Kalev
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