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.
Kalev Demographics
Average Kalev Salary in
United States
$71,993 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalev (Hindi: कालेव, Marathi: कलेव, Russian: Калев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 212,982nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,770,070 people. Kalev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kalev are found; 48 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 129,742nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 3,090 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 894 people, or 1 in 7,806. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Burgas Province, where 11 percent reside and Varna Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria Kalev exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.
Kalev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kalev are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% 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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